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

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August 22, 2018

Individual Differences in Early Word Learning

August 22, 2018/ ScienceSites

M.L. Rowe and K.A. Leech (2018). In N. Mani & G. Westermann (Eds.), Early Word Learning. Current Issues in Developmental Psychology. Routledge.

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August 22, 2018/ ScienceSites/
Book Chapter, 2018
August 21, 2018

Language Exposure Relates to Structural Neural Connectivity in Childhood→

August 21, 2018/ ScienceSites

R.R. Romeo, J. Segaran, J.A. Leonard, S.T. Robinson, M.R. West, A.P. Mackey, A. Yendiki, M.L. Rowe, and J.D.E. Gabrieli (2018). Journal of Neuroscience, 38(36) 7870-7877.

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2018, articles
October 27, 2017

Beyond the “30 Million Word Gap:” Children’s Conversational Exposure Is Associated With Language-Related Brain Function→

October 27, 2017/ ScienceSites

R.R. Romeo, J.A. Leonard, S.T. Robinson, M.R. West, A.P. Mackey, M.L. Rowe, and J.D.E. Gabrieli (2018). Psychological Science, 29(5), 700-710.

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articles, 2018
October 27, 2017

Children’s Early Decontextualized Talk Predicts Academic Language Proficiency in Mid-Adolescence→

October 27, 2017/ ScienceSites

P. Uccelli, E. Demir, M.L. Rowe, S. Levine, and S. Goldin-Meadow (2018). Child Development.

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articles, 2018
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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October 24, 2017

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

October 24, 2017/ ScienceSites

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→

October 24, 2017/ ScienceSites

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  →

March 08, 2017/ ScienceSites

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

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2017, articles
March 07, 2017

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

March 07, 2017/ ScienceSites

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→

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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March 03, 2017

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

March 03, 2017/ ScienceSites

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→

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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August 01, 2016

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

August 01, 2016/ ScienceSites

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

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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December 22, 2015/ ScienceSites/
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→

December 21, 2015/ Meredith Rowe

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

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2016, articles
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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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