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

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October 27, 2017

Understanding Socioeconomic Differences in Parents’ Speech to Children→

October 27, 2017/ ScienceSites

M.L. Rowe (2018). Child Development Perspectives, 12(2), 122-127.

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articles, 2018
October 26, 2017

Towards Creativity: Do Theatrical Experiences Improve Preschoolers’ Pretend Play and Cooperation?→

October 26, 2017/ ScienceSites

M.L. Rowe, V. Salo, and K.H. Rubin (2018). American Journal of Play, 10(2), 193-207.

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articles, 2018
October 24, 2017

Fathers’ Repetition of Words is Coupled With Children’s Vocabularies→

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J.F. Schwab, M.L. Rowe, N.J. Cabrera, and C. Lew-Williams (2018). Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 166, 437-450.

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October 24, 2017

A Brief Parent-Focused Intervention to Improve Preschoolers’ Conversational Skills and School Readiness→

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K.A. Leech, R. Wei, J. Harring, and M.L. Rowe (2018). Developmental Psychology, 54, 15-28.

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October 23, 2017

Young Children Communicate Their Ignorance and Ask Questions→

October 23, 2017/ ScienceSites

P.L. Harris, D.T. Bartz, and M.L. Rowe (2017). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114, 7884-7891.

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2017, articles
October 10, 2017

Discovering the Factivity of “Know”

October 10, 2017/ ScienceSites

R. Dudley, M. Rowe, V. Hacquard, and J. Lidz (2017). Proceedings of Semantics and Linguistic Theory (SALT) 27. eLanguage.

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Conference Proceeding, 2017
March 08, 2017

Training Preschoolers' Prospective Abilities Through Conversation About the Extended Self  →

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N. Chernyak, K.A. Leech, and M.L. Rowe (2017). Developmental Psychology. doi: 10.1037/dev0000283.

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March 07, 2017

Exploring Socioeconomic Differences in Syntactic Development Through the Lens of Real-Time Processing→

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Y.T. Huang, K.A. Leech, and M.L. Rowe (2017). Cognition, 159, 61-75.

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March 06, 2017

Mindset Matters for Parents and Adolescents→

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

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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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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→

August 01, 2016/ ScienceSites

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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December 22, 2015

Semantic Development

December 22, 2015/ ScienceSites

P. Uccelli and M.L. Rowe (2016). In J. Berko-Gleason & N. B. Ratner (Eds). The Development of Language, 9th edition. Pearson.

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Book Chapter, 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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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→

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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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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