Child Language and Literacy Lab

Over 200 students have participated already in our study and we are looking for more! If you have a second-grade child with dyslexia or developmental language disorder, please reach out to us through Messenger or email us at [email protected].

Understanding how Specific Language Impairment and Dyslexia relate to each other is important for advancing theories about each disorder and improving reading comprehension and academic achievement. Check out this research article by Dr. Suzanne Adlof, the principal investigator at our study's partner site at the University of South Carolina!

https://pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00118?fbclid=IwAR2zz72aUBKkymZ556HnbuhQVjqH-9LtRu_Y4aS_E4CXgA5nvjkxtjy4W80

Promoting Reading Achievement in Children With Developmental Language Disorders: What Can We Learn From Research on Specific Language Impairment and Dyslexia? Purpose Specific language impairment (SLI; see also developmental language disorder) and dyslexia are separate, yet frequently co-occurring disorders that confer risks to reading comprehension and academic achievement. Until recently, most studies of one disorder had little consideration of the othe...

We hope you and your families had a great holiday season! We are still recruiting second-grade students with dyslexia and/or developmental language disorder to participate in our paid, virtual research study. Please read the flyer below and message or email us for more information!

For parents of second-graders with dyslexia or another language disorder - please reach out to learn more about our study!

We are still recruiting second-grade students for our paid research study! Please message us or email [email protected] if interested.

We are still recruiting second graders with dyslexia or a language disorder for our current study! Participants will be compensated and all sessions are done virtually. Please message us or reach out to [email protected] if interested!

We are still looking for 2nd-grade students with dyslexia or another language disorder to take part in our study! It will be done virtually, so you can do it from any location. Please reach out if interested! Message us or email [email protected].

We are still recruiting 2nd graders for our longitudinal research study! Visits for the study will take place online via Zoom, so you can do it from any location! During the first visit, children will complete reading and language assessments to find out if they are eligible for the rest of the study. If eligible, children will have several more visits that will include reading and vocabulary tasks and answering questions about a video. Our virtual visits will take about 45-60 minutes each, and there will be approximately 8 total. All activities will be audio and video recorded. The study is compensated as well. We schedule visits at your own convenience, and at the end of the study, you will receive a report of your child's performance and abilities. Please reach out to our team if interested!

Understanding how Specific Language Impairment and Dyslexia relate to each other is important for advancing theories about each disorder and improving reading comprehension and academic achievement. Check out this research article by Dr. Suzanne Adlof, the principal investigator at our study's partner site at the University of South Carolina!

Promoting Reading Achievement in Children With Developmental Language Disorders: What Can We Learn From Research on Specific Language Impairment and Dyslexia? Purpose Specific language impairment (SLI; see also developmental language disorder) and dyslexia are separate, yet frequently co-occurring disorders that confer risks to reading comprehension and academic achievement. Until recently, most studies of one disorder had little consideration of the othe...

Check out this research paper by our study's Lead Researcher, Dawna Duff, who examined how children who met research criteria for separate vs. co-occurring developmental language disorder and dyslexia performed on school-based measures of academic functioning in reading and math between second and fourth grades.

Reading and math achievement in children with dyslexia, developmental language disorder, or typical development: Achievement gaps persist from second through fourth grades We examined how children (n=448) who met research criteria for separate vs. co-occurring DLD and dyslexia performed on school-based measures of academic functioning in reading and math between second and fourth grades. Growth curve models were used to examine the overall form of growth and differenc...

Message our page or email us at [email protected] for more information about our study!