How people work out the meanings of new words has been revealed by researchers, who say this is similar to the way in which young children learn language. The researchers said: ''A lot of what infants ...

Hands-on learning, learning by doing, learning through experience—no matter what you call it, the premise is the same. Most people learn faster and better when they’re actively involved in the process ...

“Avoid the passive voice” is a favorite maxim of writing teachers. But for young learners, exposure to passive construction—and other more complex sentences in spoken language—may help children ...

In November 2020, the usual dark wet of fall settled into Seattle—and with the pandemic raging and outdoor gatherings less appealing, my social life took a nosedive. To fill my evenings, I decided to ...

Here’s a sentence from an article I was editing recently: “What’s more — aside from a specialized curriculum — private schools are notoriously known for their smaller classrooms.” It’s the kind of ...

Humans are storytelling beings. As far as we know, no other species has the capacity for language and ability to use it in endlessly creative ways. From our earliest days, we name and describe things.