PAID Children's Language Development Study

New York City NY

Description

Have you experienced miscommunications between you and your child? Help us learn more about what causes these miscommunications. We are looking for children between the ages of 2 and 6 to participate in our research study on language development! Participants will receive compensation for their participation!! ($25/hr) Individuals eligible to participate in the current research study should be between the ages of 2 and 6, have no known hearing or developmental disorders, and be a monolingual English speaker. WHAT IS INVOLVED? Your child will participate in 1 session. 1. A screening test will be administered to identify whether your child is at risk for a language disorder. 2. Your child will engage in a play session for approximately 30 minutes with a trained research assistant. They will play with age-appropriate toys from your home. WHERE? Sessions will be conducted in your home! For more information and for scheduling please contact Kate: x 3071 Or visit us at: http://childlanguage.brooklyn.cuny.edu/ Study title: Reliability Determination of the Conversational Breakdown Coding Method for Language Samples of Typically Developing Preschool Children This study is being conducted for research purposes by Dr. Baila Epstein, Director of the Child Language and Cognition Lab at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. Principal Investigator: Dr. Baila Epstein