New research from Northwestern University shows 15-month-old infants can learn words for objects they've never seen. This ...

As many educators and researchers will attest, there’s no exact science to choosing vocabulary words—no inherent reason the word “detest” is more important to teach than “despise,” or why “compassion” ...

As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most commonly ...

This word has appeared in 11 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? By The Learning Network This word has appeared in seven articles on NYTimes.com in the past year.