Watch this short video about the results and findings from Corina Goodwin, Emily Carrigan, Kristin Walker, and Marie Coppola’s paper “Language not auditory experience is related to parent-reported executive functioning in preschool-aged deaf and hard-of-hearing children.”
New Paper Published!
Corina Goodwin, Emily Carrigan, Kristin Walker, and Marie Coppola’s paper “Language not auditory experience is related to parent-reported executive functioning in preschool-aged deaf and hard-of-hearing children” was published in the Journal of Child Development.
This study used the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) as a parent-reported measure of preschool-aged children’s executive function, and investigated the role of language and auditory experience within this measure.
The results showed no difference between children exposed to language at birth, whether that language was spoken or signed. But children who had delayed exposure to language, whether spoken or signed, did tend to have more trouble with executive functioning.
Click the link below to read the paper and find out more about the results!
Congratulations to Maryann, Natalie, Callie, and Justin!
Congratulations to Abeer, George, and Akriti!
We are VERY PROUD of you and we will MISS YOU dearly!
Now, go gift the world with your greatness!
“Comparing Behavioral and Parent-Report Measures of Executive Functioning in Deaf and Typically Hearing Children” – Abeer Mohamed
“Comparing the Effectiveness of Mathematics Literacy Interventions for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children” – George Kutrubis
“Math Anxiety in Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Hearing Students: Antecedents and Outcomes”- Akriti Mishra
Best Paper in Language 2019 Award!
The best paper in Language 2019 award was given to “The noun-verb distinction in established and emergent sign systems” written by (pictured above, clockwise from upper left) Natasha Abner, Molly Flaherty, Katelyn Stangl, Marie Coppola, Diane Brentari, and Susan Goldin-Meadow. This article was featured in Language Volume 25, Number 2.
Their article discussed emergent sign systems and highlighted important findings, including: a noun-verb distinction in human communication and how the distinction emerges and develops in a new sign language.
Congratulations to our lab director Dr. Coppola and the other authors as well!
Help Us Improve Children’s Learning
Do you have a child with hearing loss between the ages of 2.5-5.5?
Do you live in CT, MA, or RI?
Does your child use spoken English to communicate?
Do you want to be a part of an innovative research project?
If you answered “yes” to all of these questions, consider participating in a new project with UConn’s Study of Language and Math!
Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Dr. Marie Coppola’s Language Creation Lab is looking for new research assistants to work on their Study of Language and Math (SLaM) project! The project investigates how language impacts children’s number knowledge and math achievement. This is a great opportunity if you are interested in research, psychology, language acquisition, deaf studies, etc.! Only apply if you can commit to a minimum of two semesters. Please fill out the application and email both kristin.walker@uconn.edu and marie.coppola@uconn.edu by Friday 4/26!
For more information, please visit their website!
Sincerely,
SLaM Team