How do teachers boost language development?

Language develops naturally, but that doesn’t mean teachers should leave it to chance. In this video — and in more detail in the article below — speech-language pathologist Tiffany Hogan, Ph.D. explores why explicit, systematic language instruction matters for every child, how teachers’ own word choices shape student vocabulary, and why kids need exposure to the language of books, classrooms, and conversation to thrive academically and socially. (From our sister site, Reading Universe(opens in a new window))