Julie Deardorff

Music training, introduced as late as high school, may help improve how a teenager’s brain responds to sound and could sharpen their hearing and language skills, too.

Even before a child learns to read, a quick biological test may be able to identify if she or he will have literacy challenges or learning disabilities.

Music training, introduced as late as high school, may help improve how a teenager’s brain responds to sound and could sharpen their hearing and language skills, too.

Even before a child learns to read, a quick biological test may be able to identify if she or he will have literacy challenges or learning disabilities.