Little Magpies Lab for Infant Language Learning

03/03/2023

Are you interested in participating in research? 🤨
Your participation day is just 3 easy steps away!

1) Register you and your child's information in the ChIRP database. ChIRP is a secure database that helps connect potential participants to child development studies happening across the U of A.

2) The ChIRP database will connect you with a study that is looking for participants matching your profile.

3) A lab coordinator will contact you personally to arrange a date and time for you to come into the lab.

Join us in the lab for you and your child's participation day!👍

Click the link in our bio to register with ChIRP or go to our website to learn about the studies we are running! 🔍

01/29/2023

We're back!👋
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The Little Magpies Lab is officially back open for in-person studies! Our team has been hard at work getting the lab up and running, and we're excited to share more with you about what we do!
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Here's what you can expect to see on our page:
• Our current research (we have two studies underway!)
• Introductions to new faces in the lab
• Tours and photos of our lab space
• Fun content related to language acquisition
• And more!
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To find out more about the Little Magpies Lab right away, head to the link in our bio. We're currently recruiting infants for our studies, so we encourage you to sign up for the ChIRP database or help spread the word about our research!

11/05/2021

Are you a mother interested in participating in research with your child while having fun? We have the perfect opportunity for you to contribute to our research on mothers' dialects!

To find out more, send us an email or visit our website at https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/littlemagpieslab/.

06/28/2021

Check out this fun language development study with the Heritage Language Lab at the University of Alberta!

06/16/2021

Are you interested in participating in our remote mothers' dialect of speech to children study? If your child is between 18-24 months, you can contribute to our research by taking part! Send us an email or visit our website for more details https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/littlemagpieslab/current-research/infant-directed-speech?authuser=0

05/04/2021

Check out this interesting article about how the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine led to mother tongue acquisition of a 3-year-old!

For some families, the pandemic has meant a return to their native languages.

02/02/2021

Want to learn more about the Little Magpies Lab and how to get involved with research? Check out our brand new website! https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/littlemagpieslab

01/08/2021

Are you interested in taking part in an online study on shapes and sounds? Visit our website for more details https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/littlemagpieslab/current-research/shapes-and-sounds

11/26/2020

11/20/2020

The members of the ChIRP research group are committed to safety. All researchers and their staff are rigorously trained on the health and well-being of our participants, their families, our personnel, and our researchers. Please contact us if you have any questions about our research and safety precautions.