What parents should know about participation in Word Learning Lab research

All research projects conducted in the Word Learning Lab are approved by the Internal Review Board at the University of Iowa. Because our projects are federally funded, we are able to offer compensation for participants in many, but not all, of our research studies. If you would like information about current research opportunities in the Word Learning Lab, please contact us at karla-mcgregor@uiowa.edu or call 319-353-5779 or 1-866-778-5816 (toll free in the State of Iowa).

Links to collaborators' websites

Katharina Rohlfing at Bielefeld University

Amy Booth at Northwestern University

Links to other helpful websites

American Academy of Pediatrics (www.aap.org)
An organization committed to optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (www.asha.org)
The national organization governing the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology.

I Am Your Child (www.www.naeyc.org)
A national public awareness and engagement campaign to make early childhood development a top priority for our nation. The broader organization is called Parents Action for Children.

KidsEars (www.kidsears.com)
A commercial site, sponsored by Pfizer, with comprehensive information about hearing and language development.

Language Development in Children (www.childdevelopmentinfo.com)
This website contains information on the development of language in children. These pages are part of the larger site, sponsored by the Child Development Institute, which has a mission to provide knowledge about child development, psychology, parenting, learning, health and safety as well as childhood disorders.

Child and Family WebGuide (www.cfw.tufts.edu)
The WebGuide is a directory that evaluates, describes and provides links to hundreds of sites containing child development research and practical advice. Topics are selected on the basis of parent recommendations; they cover all ages, from early child development through adolescence.

Encyclopedia of Language and Literacy Development (http://literacyencyclopedia.ca)
This web-based resource is being developed by the Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network to help provide answers to questions about children's language and literacy -- answers that are based on relevant and up-to-date research presented in an easily accessible format.