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

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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→

February 27, 2015/ ScienceSites

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→

February 27, 2015/ ScienceSites

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→

January 06, 2015/ ScienceSites

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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2013, articles
January 06, 2015

Father–Toddler Communication in Low-Income Families: The Role of Paternal Education and Depressive Symptoms→

January 06, 2015/ ScienceSites

J. Malin, E. Karberg, N.J. Cabrera, M.L. Rowe, T. Christaforo, and C. Tamis-LeMonda (2013). Family Science, 3, 155-163.

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articles, 2013
January 06, 2015

Language Development→

January 06, 2015/ ScienceSites

M.L. Rowe and K.A. Leech (2013). In H. Pashler (Ed.) Encyclopedia of the Mind. SAGE reference, Thousand Oaks CA.

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2013, articles, Book Chapter
January 06, 2015

The Role of Pictures and Gestures as Nonverbal Aids in Preschoolers’ Word Learning in a Novel Language→

January 06, 2015/ ScienceSites

M.L. Rowe, R.D. Silverman, and B. Mullan (2013). Contemporary Educational Psychology, 38, 109-117.

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2013, articles
January 06, 2015

Literacy and Mothering: How Women’s Schooling Changes the Lives of the World’s Children→

January 06, 2015/ ScienceSites

R.A. LeVine, S.E. LeVine, B. Schnell-Anzola, M.L. Rowe, and E. Dexter (2012). NY: Oxford University Press.
* Winner of 2013 Eleanor Maccoby Book Award in Developmental Psychology from the American Psychological Association.

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2012, book
January 05, 2015

A Longitudinal Investigation of the Role of Quantity and Quality of Child-Directed Speech in Vocabulary Development→

January 05, 2015/ ScienceSites

M.L. Rowe (2012). Child Development, 83, 1762-1774.

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articles, 2012
January 05, 2015

The Pace of Vocabulary Growth Helps Predict Later Vocabulary Skill→

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M.L. Rowe, S. Raudenbush, and S. Goldin-Meadow (2012). Child Development, 83, 508-525.

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2012, articles
January 05, 2015

Parental Goals and Talk With Toddlers→

January 05, 2015/ ScienceSites

M.L. Rowe and A. Casillas (2011). Infant and Child Development, 20, 475-494.

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articles, 2011
January 05, 2015

Recording, Transcribing, and Coding Interaction→

January 05, 2015/ ScienceSites

M.L. Rowe (2011). In E. Hoff (Ed.) Research Methods in Child Language: A Practical Guide (pp. 193-207). NY: Wiley-Blackwell.

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2011, articles, Book Chapter
January 05, 2015

What Counts in the Development of Young Children's Number Knowledge?→

January 05, 2015/ ScienceSites

S.C. Levine, L.W. Suriyakham, M.L. Rowe, J. Huttenlocher, and L. Gunderson (2010). Developmental Psychology, 46, 1309-1319.

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articles, 2010
January 05, 2015

Differences in Early Gesture Explain SES Disparities in Child Vocabulary Size at School Entry→

January 05, 2015/ ScienceSites

M.L. Rowe and S. Goldin-Meadow (2009). Science, 323, 951-953.

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articles, 2009
January 05, 2015

Does Linguistic Input Play the Same Role in Language Learning for Children With and Without Early Brain Injury?→

January 05, 2015/ ScienceSites

M.L. Rowe, S.C. Levine, J. Fisher, and S. Goldin-Meadow (2009). Developmental Psychology, 45, 90-102

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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.

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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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