Please repost! We are looking for 50 deaf children who will start Reception in Sept 2024. They will join 68 children already part of our exciting project - exploring the role of visual communication in early reading development.  👦👧 ucl.ac.uk/icn/research/r…

Seeking early career researchers in linguistics, psychology, and neuroscience working with deaf communities. Join DCAL for tailored fellowship support! ucl.ac.uk/pals/news/2024… BSL video available below. #ResearchFellowship #DeafStudies

How do deaf children’s reading skills develop in middle childhood? What makes some deaf children successful readers? We are looking for #deaf children in year 4 to join our exciting new study on #reading success! See video and flyer below. Contact [email protected]

Muy feliz de presentar el primer blog en Español acerca de nuestro trabajo sobre la sordera, la cognición y el lenguaje en DCAL (1/2) deafbrainplasticity.com/2024/03/25/la-…

Final call - get those applications in ASAP! The Discover UCL Summer School is an exciting opportunity exclusively for deaf and hard of hearing students in Year 12 to find out more about university. Applications close tomorrow at 10am! ucl.ac.uk/widening-parti… UCL Access and Widening Participation

Check this out! More deaf children needed for this all important research project on reading development in deaf children. All deaf children welcome regardless of communication method. Hope you can help!

Throwing it back to last week's wonderful celebration for Ruth Campbell's 80th birthday 🎉, with founders and friends of DCAL. A joyful moment with Mairead MacSweeney, Bencie Woll, and the incredible Ruth!

Congrats again to Dr Fiona Kyle for receiving the UCL Student Choice Award! Well-deserved recognition for your hard work and dedication 👏🏆

Hearing English monolingual adults needed to help understand how we process emotion! We will record your brain activity with an optical cap in a 90-minute session at Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL. You will be paid £10/hour. Contact us here: redcap.link/67e1jzos

UPDATE: 95 deaf children are currently helping us, and we are looking for 25 more! Can YOU help? Do you know a profoundly/severely deaf 4-year old child starting Reception in September this year? Please contact us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you!

🎉 Congratulations to the UCL PALS staff on completing their #BSL Level 1 course! 👏 Special thanks to Marcel Hirshman for his instructions!

We're still looking for more deaf children to join our groundbreaking research about what makes a good reader in key stage 2. Is your deaf child about to start year 4 or year 5? Please join our study - find out more at bit.ly/46I7crq BATOD Kate Rowley Dr Fiona Kyle

Did you know BSL SignBank offers a comprehensive dictionary of BSL signs? Explore over 2,500 signs sourced from the BSL Corpus and Brien's 1992 dictionary. Whether you're a student, interpreter, or simply curious about BSL, SignBank is your go-to resource. bslsignbank.ucl.ac.uk

We have had a wonderful group of young researchers today, who have been helping the team from Ladder Lab (Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab) to take part in a follow-up data collection. #TheElizabethFoundation #YoungResearchers Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab Dr Fiona Kyle DCAL

Had another fabulous day catching up with children who have been taking part in our longitudinal research study - #Preschool #LanguageLiteracy over the past four years. Lovely to see the progress they're making in reading 💪! Prof Ros Herman Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab DCAL BATOD NDCS

BSL Corpus is a collection of video clips showing deaf people using BSL, providing valuable resources for researchers, educators, & deaf community. It aims to improve understanding of BSL and support the education, interpreter training, & more. Learn more: bslcorpusproject.org

Congrats to all the graduates from the Division of Psychology and Language!

Graduation day is always a highlight of my academic year. Here are three of my wonderful Study_PALS and UCL Psych & Lang Sci students who completed their dissertations with me in the Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab in UCL Language & Cognition and DCAL - congratulations to them 🥳🥳🥳👩‍🎓👩‍🎓👩‍🎓 so very well deserved!

Welcome back! Hope you have had a nice summer. We are looking for 25 more profoundly/severely deaf four-year-old children starting Reception. Please share or contact us at [email protected]. Have a wonderful school year and happy learning!

Looking for reliable tools to assess Sign Language, Speechreading, and Cognition? DCAL offers secure, professional tests for researchers and healthcare professionals working with deaf adults and children. #DeafCommunity #SignLanguage #Research dcalportal.org