Allison Master, a Research Scientist at I-LABS, recently wrote a blog for the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) website. The blog summarizes Allison’s research on how social environments help young children learn STEM skills. Read the full blog!
New Research: Self-concepts and Academic Achievement in Minority and Majority School Children
I-LABS researchers published a first study to examine implicit self-esteem in both minority and majority elementary school children, the current findings advance our understanding of how implicit self-esteem and explicit academic self-concepts interact during development and are tied to real-world outcomes, such as achievement in school. Children internalize cultural expectations and academic stereotypes about their “in group” at young ages, and … Read More
Society for Research in Child Development Fellowship Awarded
I-LABS graduate student Melanie Fish has been awarded the SRCD Pre-doctoral State Policy Scholar Program in Early Learning! The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) supports scholars with placements in state Executive Branch offices working on state pre-k programs. The program aims to provide participants with firsthand experience in state policymaking and program implementation/evaluation, while also providing state Executive Branch agencies greater access to … Read More
What happens if you expose babies to 6 weeks of waltzes?
Patricia Kuhl discusses how children who have had early experiences keeping time to music, might have an easier time learning a foreign language. Read the full text here.
Language Lessons Start in the Womb
I-LABS scientists were cited in a New York Times article covering new research about language learning in the womb. Read the full text here.
Spotlight on distinguished women scientists at UW
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear I-LABS Co-Director Dr. Patricia Kuhl speak at the UW Frontiers of Science and Engineering Symposium! The symposium highlights distinguished women scientists and engineers at the UW. It is free and open to the public. Friday January 20 2017 3:00-5:00 (reception starting at 2:30) Savery Hall Room 260 Read more about the event here. Hope to see you there!
New Publication: Speech discrimination in 11-month-old monolingual and bilingual infants
A new MEG study by Naja Ferjan Ramirez was published in this month’s Developmental Science. Findings indicate that the dual sensitivity of the bilingual brain is achieved by a slower transition from acoustic to phonetic sound analysis. Naja’s photo from the study was featured on the cover of the magazine! Read the Developmental Science article.
Study: Children can ‘catch’ social bias through nonverbal signals expressed by adults
New research from I-LABS Allison Skinner suggests that preschool-aged children can learn bias even through nonverbal signals displayed by adults, such as a condescending tone of voice or a disapproving look.“ This research shows that kids are learning bias from the non-verbal signals that they’re exposed to, and that this could be a mechanism for the creation of racial bias … Read More
Naja Ferjan Ramirez featured at TEDx Ljubljana
Dr. Naja Ferjan Ramirez spoke at TEDxLlubljana in her native country of Slovenia. Ferjan Ramirez is an expert in the study of bilingualism and its development. Watch the talk here, beginning at 1:02:32.
New Research Explores Children’s Race and Gender Identities
A study by I-LABS Onnie Rogers provides a glimpse into how children perceive their social categories.“ Kids are thinking about race and gender, and not just in terms of being able to identify with these social categories, but also what they mean and why they matter.” Read more here