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Assistant Professor Paola Uccelli

Mapping the Literacy Development of Bilingual Children

Children's reading and writing skills build off of their earlier emerging skills using spoken language. The exploration of oral language skills takes a twist when we consider children growing up in bilingual or multilingual environments. Assistant Professor Paola Uccelli and her colleagues seek to understand how early skills in spoken Spanish and English unfold and interact as children learn how to produce narratives in two languages. more >>

Skills and the brain grow together

Kurt Fischer describes growth spurts in brain and cognitive development that occur within the same age periods during the school years. more >>

James Kim

Family involvement: what does the research say?

The Harvard Family Research Project finds several benefits of family involvement for children's learning. more >>

Kathleen McCartney

Dean's Welcome


From Kathleen McCartney, Dean of HGSE and Gerald S. Lesser Professor.
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