Research

30 Million Word Gap: Pivotal Hart-Risley study: http://www.strategiesforchildren.org/eea/6research_summaries/05_MeaningfulDifferences.pdf
Quality matters: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/17/us/quality-of-words-not-quantity-is-crucial-to-language-skills-study-finds.html?_r=0
Preschool is too late. Invest in early intervention: http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/12/when-it-comes-to-early-learning-preschool-isnt-enough/383665/
Electronic books damage read aloud effectiveness: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mbe.12028/abstract;jsessionid=160A138E33E2AC94520A303EED2F37E8.f03t02?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false
Read alouds benefit all ages: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/us/study-finds-reading-to-children-of-all-ages-grooms-them-to-read-more-on-their-own.html?_r=4&linkId=11620542

Jennifer Stone