The mission of the Word Learning Lab at The University of Iowa is to understand how children learn new words, how knowledge of word meanings deepens over time, and how best to facilitate rich vocabulary learning among children who are challenged by language learning impairments. We are interested in individual differences among learners who are normally developing (including monolingual and bilingual learners as well as affluent and impoverished learners) and among learners who have language impairments (including specific language impairment, language learning disabilities, and autism spectrum disorders).

Dr. Karla McGregor, an associate professor at The University of Iowa and a certified speech-language pathologist, is director. She is joined by a staff of highly trained and child-friendly individuals, many of whom are students training to become researchers or clinicians in speech pathology.

The Word Learning Lab is part of the Iowa Collaboration on Child Language in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at The University of Iowa.

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Contact Dr. Karla McGregor
Room 121-C Speech and Hearing Center, The University of Iowa, Iowa City IA 52241
Phone -319/335-8724 ( 1-866-778-5816 toll free in Iowa) | FAX - 319/335-8851 | Email: karla-mcgregor@uiowa.edu