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Saul Zaentz Professor of Early Learning and Development | Harvard Graduate School of Education

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March 06, 2017

Mindset Matters for Parents and Adolescents→

March 06, 2017/ ScienceSites

C. Mueller, M.L. Rowe, and B. Zuckerman (2017). JAMA Pediatrics. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.5160.

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2017, articles
March 03, 2017

Going Beyond Input Quantity: Wh-Questions Matter for Toddlers’ Language and Cognitive Development→

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M.L. Rowe, K.A. Leech, and N. Cabrera (2017). Cognitive Science, 41, 162-179.

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articles, 2017
August 02, 2016

Word Gap Redux: Developmental Sequence and Quality→

August 02, 2016/ ScienceSites

M.L. Rowe and B. Zuckerman (2016). JAMA Pediatrics, 170(9), 827-828.

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2016, articles
August 01, 2016

Variations in the Recruitment of Syntactic Knowledge Contribute to SES Differences in Children’s Syntactic Development→

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K.A. Leech, M.L. Rowe, and Y.T. Huang (2016). Journal of Child Language. DOI:10.1017/S0305000916000210.

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2016, articles
August 01, 2016

Perceived Communicative Intent in Gesture and Language Modulates the Superior Temporal Sulcus→

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E. Redcay, K. Velnoskey, and M.L. Rowe (2016). Human Brain Mapping. DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23251.

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articles, 2016
December 22, 2015

Parental Involvement and Children’s Motivation and Achievement: A Domain Specific Perspective

December 22, 2015/ ScienceSites

M.L. Rowe, G. Ramani, and E. Pomerantz (2016). In K. Wentzel & D. Miele (Eds.) Handbook on Motivation at School. New York, NY: Routledge.

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articles, 2016
December 21, 2015

Input and Uptake at 7 Months Predicts Toddler Vocabulary: The Role of Child-Directed-Speech and Infant Processing Skills in Language Development→

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R. Newman, M. L. Rowe, and N. B. Ratner (2016). Journal of Child Language, 43, 1158-1173.

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2016, articles
December 21, 2015

The Role of Parent Education and Parenting Knowledge in Children’s Language and Literacy Skills Among White, Black, and Latino American Families→

December 21, 2015/ Meredith Rowe

M.L. Rowe, N. Denmark, B. Jones Harden, and L. Stapleton (2016). Infant and Child Development, 25, 198-220.

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December 21, 2015

Low-Income Fathers’ Speech to Toddlers During Book Reading Versus Toy Play→

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V.S. Salo, M.L. Rowe, K.A. Leech, and N.J. Cabrera (2016). Journal of Child Language, 43, 1385-1399.

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2015, articles
December 18, 2015

Parent Beliefs About the Fixedness of Ability→

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K. Meunks, D. Miele, G.B. Ramani, L. Stapleton, and M.L. Rowe (2015). Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 41, 78-89.

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2015, articles
March 10, 2015

Non-Word Repetition in Two-Year-Olds: Replication of an Adapted Paradigm and a Useful Methodological Extension

March 10, 2015/ Meredith Rowe

C. Torrington Eaton, R. Newman, N.B. Ratner, and M.L. Rowe (2015). Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 29, 523-535.

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February 27, 2015

Input Versus Intake: A Commentary on Ambridge, Kidd, Rowland and Theakson’s “The Ubiquity of Frequency Effects in First Language Acquisition”→

February 27, 2015/ ScienceSites

M.L. Rowe (2015). Journal of Child Language, 42, 301-305.  

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February 27, 2015

Vocabulary, Syntax, and Narrative Development in Typically Developing Children and Children with Early Unilateral Brain Injury: Early Parental Talk About the “There-and-Then” Matters→

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E. Demir, M.L. Rowe, G. Heller, S. Goldin-Meadow, and S. Levine (2015). Developmental Psychology, 51, 161-175.

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February 27, 2015

Math Talk During Informal Learning Activities in Head Start Families→

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G.B. Ramani, M.L. Rowe, S.E. Eason, and K.A. Leech (2015). Cognitive Development, 35, 15-33.  

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January 06, 2015

Low-Income Minority Mothers’ and Fathers’ Reading and Children’s Interest: Longitudinal Contributions to Children’s Receptive Vocabulary Skills→

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J. Malin, N.J. Cabrera, and M.L. Rowe (2014). Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 29, 425-432.

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2014, articles
January 06, 2015

Low-Income, Minority Fathers’ Control Strategies and Their Children’s Regulatory Skills→

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J.L. Malin, N.J. Cabrera, E. Karberg, D. Aldoney, and M.L. Rowe (2014). Infant Mental Health Journal, 35 (5), 462–472.

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articles, 2014
January 06, 2015

A Comparison of Preschool Children’s Discussions With Parents During Picture Book and Chapter Book Reading→

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K.A. Leech and M.L. Rowe (2014). First Language, 34, 205-226.

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January 06, 2015

Child Directed Speech: Effects of Variation in Quality→

January 06, 2015/ ScienceSites

M.L. Rowe and V. Salo (2014). In P. Brooks & V. Kempe (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Language Development. SAGE reference. Thousand Oaks, CA.

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2014, articles, Book Chapter
January 06, 2015

Father Input and Child Vocabulary Development: The Importance of Wh Questions and Clarification Requests→

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K.A. Leech, V. Salo, M. Rowe, and N. Cabrera (2013). Seminars in Speech and Language, 34, 249-259.

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2013, articles
January 06, 2015

Decontextualized Language Input and Preschoolers' Vocabulary Development→

January 06, 2015/ ScienceSites

M.L. Rowe (2013). Seminars in Speech and Language, 34 (04): 260–266.

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From the “Here and Now” to the “There and Then”: How Parent–Child Decontextualized Conversations Support Early Development

R. Wei, P.L. Harris, C.E. Snow, and M.L. Rowe (2025). Developmental Review, 77, 101217.

American and Chinese Parents’ Math Talk During Numeracy and Routine Activities: Do Parental Beliefs Matter?

Q.T. Yang, I. Jeffries, Z. Xie, J.R. Star, P.L. Harris, and M.L. Rowe (2025). Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 72, 284-294.

Surveying Autistic Mothers About Their Parenting Practices Related to Children’s Early Language Development

P. Trunk, B. Choi, and M.L. Rowe (2024). Autism in Adulthood.

The Role of Gesture in Language Development for Neurotypical Children and Children with or at Increased Likelihood of Autism

B. Choi and M.L. Rowe (2024). Topics in Cognitive Science.

In The News

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Researchers Find Parents Talk More About Math With Baby Boys Than Girls

- WBUR, NPR
December 30, 2021

Word by Word: Reach Every Reader Offers Fun New Apps, a Home Screening Tool and More

- Early Learning Nation
October 6, 2021

Running Out of Things to Talk With Your Toddler About? These Apps Can Help

- The Boston Globe
April 30, 2021

Talk With Me!: A Learning Sciences Exchange Fellows’ Project

- New America
August 26, 2020

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