For the first time, speech has been decoupled from consequence. We now live alongside AI systems that converse knowledgeably and persuasively—deploying claims about the world, explanations, advice, ...

A video with animated text flashing at 300 words per minute that ramps up to 900 words per minute brings up questions about speed reading. Featured Video Science-based brain and eye training project ...

Exclusive: Countdown lexicographer urges families to read, talk and play word games to help language development Susie Dent’s tips and tricks to add muscle to a child’s vocabulary Children’s ...

When students learn to read in the early elementary years, developing phonemic awareness, decoding skills, and blending typically take priority. Another essential component of fluent reading, however, ...

I have always believed in words, in the power of words. When I was a child, just learning to read, I remember how excited I was to discover that ancient tribes believed words were magical. Speaking a ...

Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) can be difficult to diagnose, despite the condition being more prevalent than autism spectrum disorder, representing roughly 7.5% of 5-year-olds in ...

Analysis shows obscure and barely used choices, drawn from online slang, do not stand the test of time If you have seen a news story declaring 2025’s chosen “word of the year” in recent weeks, you ...

What does it take to become the best at something? The answer may not lie in early childhood excellence or in lifelong, laser-focused dedication. Instead the path to becoming exceptional at a skill ...

The Lede Reporting and commentary on what you need to know today. This way of perceiving social reality—and particularly a person’s reading life—may seem inane, even deranged. But performative reading ...

The owner of stakes in Six Nations and Premiership Rugby and the top flights of French and Spanish football is in talks with a pack of financial giants about a refinancing of its £9bn sports assets ...

Introducing phonological sensitivity at home is easy. Most children’s books already have what you need to get started, but books that rhyme with shorter words will allow you to do all of the following ...

People with paralysis can now have their thoughts turned into speech just by imagining talking in their heads. While brain-computer interfaces can already decode the neural activity of people with ...