Saturday, June 13, 2009

Language use decreases in young children and caregivers when television is on, study finds


Filed under: Language acquisition

In a new study, young children and their adult caregivers uttered fewer vocalizations, used fewer words and engaged in fewer conversations when in the presence of audible television.

Full article: EurekAlert


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