Monica Melby‐Lervåg

The effect of being assigned to special needs assistance depends on children's types of difficulty

This study examines the effects of being assigned to special needs assistance (SNA) and children's difficulty types ( n = 35,024; 1809 received SNA) in early childhood education and care (ECEC) on children's language and academic skills in primary school. Using the Norwegian Moth...

Screen Use and Children’s Language Development From Ages 5 to 7 Years

Importance Concerns about screen use and early language development are widespread, and prior research has reported mixed findings. Many studies have not distinguished baseline differences from developmental change, leaving uncertainty about whether screen use is associated with...