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Meredith L. Rowe

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

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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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articles, 2016
December 21, 2015

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

December 21, 2015/ ScienceSites

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→

December 18, 2015/ ScienceSites

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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2015, articles
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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articles, 2015
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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articles, 2015
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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articles, 2015
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→

January 06, 2015/ ScienceSites

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→

January 06, 2015/ ScienceSites

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

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articles, 2014
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→

January 06, 2015/ ScienceSites

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→

January 05, 2015/ ScienceSites

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
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Publications
Tuning in to Development: How Home Music Activities Relate to Language and Motor Skills in Toddlers From Monolingual and Multilingual Home Environments

R. Wei, S. Surrain, G. Luk, and M.L. Rowe (2026). Infancy.

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What Is the Baby “Saying”? Adults’ Interpretation of Infants’ Pointing Gestures

R. Wei, U. Liszkowski, P.L. Harris, and M.L. Rowe (2026). Infancy.

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“What Comes Next?”: Parent-Child Questions During Puzzle Play and Children’s Math Skills in China and the United States

Z. Wei, Q.T. Yang, I. Jeffries, and M.L. Rowe (2026). Developmental Psychology.

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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.

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In The News

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

- WBUR, NPR
December 30, 2021

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

- Early Learning Nation
October 6, 2021

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

- The Boston Globe
April 30, 2021

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

- New America
August 26, 2020

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