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Featured Scientific Publications

Babies can learn words with context clues, study finds

The Brighter Side of News
Jun 2025
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15-month-old babies can learn words for objects they’ve never seen

SciTechDaily
May 2025
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Babies learn words without visuals

Neuroscience News
Apr 2025
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By 15 months, infants begin to learn new words for objects — even if they’ve never seen them

Northwestern Now
Apr 2025
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Prof. Sandra Waxman introduces new approach to measuring racial disparities in pre-K classrooms

The Daily Northwestern
Feb 2025
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Shedding new light on infants’ ability to learn from nonlinguistic signals

Northwestern Now
Dec 2024
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Featured Essays and Opinions

Be 'color-brave' with your kids

U.S. News & World Report
Jan 2017
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Listening to speech has remarkable effects on a baby’s brain

Aeon
Jun 2016
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Academia's 'baby penalty'

U.S. News & World Report
Feb 2016
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How, and how early, do we begin to ‘see’ race? - Fellows' seminar by Sandra Waxman

STIAS
Feb 2022
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How cultural differences affect autism diagnoses

Scientific American
Apr 2016
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The 'word gap' takes root In infancy; So too should our efforts to close it

HuffPost
Nov 2015
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Resources for Parents and Professionals

ZERO TO THREE

Excellent resource for parents and professionals. ZERO TO THREE emphasizes the importance of early learning, helping families and professionals learn about early development through research and real-world impact.
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Start Early

Excellent resource for parents and professionals. Focusing on Illinois, Start Early is a champion for early learning and care from a child’s very first moments, so every child has the opportunity to thrive in school and life.
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Harvard Center for Developing Child

Terrific for parents and professionals. The mission of the Center on the Developing Child is to leverage the power of science in pursuit of better, more equitable outcomes for young children facing adversity.
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HELLO Lab Presents

Great for parents of infants and young children. They post videos about major langugage, cognitive and social milestones.
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