Vroom is a new campaign to help parents understand the importance of interaction and everyday moments in boosting their young children’s brain development. I-LABS supports the science-based messages to parents in the campaign. Learn more about Vroom. The Seattle Times featured the pilot launch of Vroom in South King County. Read the Seattle Times story. Over the past dozen years, scientists have made … Read More
New research highlights importance of live interaction for children
New study has found that children are able to learn more effectively through live interaction and video chat technology. A new study conducted by the UW, Temple University (TU), and the University of Delaware (UDEL), has found that children are able to learn more effectively through live interaction and video chat technology such as Skype, as opposed to watching a … Read More
Don’t just talk. Listen to your baby too
New campaigns to increase the number of words young children hear should focus on real conversations too. By Lisa Guernsey If you’re a parent, you can’t miss the hot new thing in early education: words. Talk to your baby, and you close the education gap, goes the theory. Early language experiences, myriad studies show, help form the foundation for children’s learning and their … Read More
United Way puts on ‘Building Baby Brains’ event
United Way hosts special guest Dr. Sarah Roseberry from the Institute of Learning & Brain Sciences. Clallam County’s United Way this week hosts special guest Dr. Sarah Roseberry from the Institute of Learning and Brain Science to give a talk entitled, “Building Baby Brains: The Importance of Everyday Experiences.“ The presentation is from 5-6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at First … Read More
I-LABS Co-Director Tapped to Speak for Allen Institute for Brain Science’s 10th Anniversary Celebration
On Thursday, September 26, 2013, Dr. Patricia Kuhl gave an invited talk at the Allen Institute for Brain Science’s Annual Symposium, held at Paul Allen’s Experience Music Project Museum in Seattle. The annual symposium, this year entitled ‘Open Questions in Neuroscience,’ offered a thought-provoking program that addressed key areas of neuroscience and looked to the future of the field. The … Read More
I-LABS Outreach influences pre-K policy discussion
Seattle City Council member Tim Burgess called out his recent tour to I-LABS as instrumental in his decision to support pre-K for all children in the city. Sarah Roseberry Lytle, I-LABS Outreach Director, recently briefed the City Council on early learning, and brought them to a follow up tour at I-LABS. Burgess said the trip to I-LABS and other nationwide … Read More
I-LABS in The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times reported on I-LABS June 17 briefing to the Seattle City Council. Dr. Sarah Roseberry Lytle, Director of Translation, Education, and Outreach, spoke to the councilmembers about I-LABS research highlighting the importance of early learning. Dr. Steve Barnett of Rutgers University also presented evidence on the importance of high quality preschools. The event, titled “Early Childhood Development and … Read More
Dr. Sarah Roseberry Lytle Briefs Seattle City Council
Dr. Sarah Roseberry Lytle, Director of Translation, Outreach & Education at I-LABS, will talk about the importance of early learning in a public briefing to Seattle City Council on Monday, June 17, 2013. This event, “Early Childhood Development and Learning: Best Practices from Across the Nation” is sponsored by Councilmember Tim Burgess and is open to the public. A second … Read More
I-LABS Celebrates Science and Learning at Seattle Science Festival
On Saturday June 8, over 30,000 children and families joined I-LABS at the 2nd annual Seattle Science Festival Expo Day at the Seattle Center. The I-LABS booth featured 4 exhibits which engaged both kids and kids at heart in the science of early learning. In addition, we gave away plush brain cells along with facts about the developing brain. Exhibit … Read More
Outreach Team Interviewed for ParentMap Magazine
Outreach Specialists Sarah Roseberry and Elizabeth Zack share insights from I-LABS research regarding language development and imitation. This important dialogue was featured in the April edition of ParentMap Magazine: ‘Whether you’re a parent or researcher, everyone agrees: Babies are amazing! “They’re these little geniuses who have a lot to share,” says Sarah Roseberry. Roseberry is an outreach specialist at the … Read More