Current Studies

• The multi-linguistic coding of spelling errors made by children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• The frequency of basic concept vocabulary use by preschool and primary school teachers.
• The importance of basic concept vocabulary to literacy acquisition.
• Spelling error patterns in adult misspellings.
• Literacy development and children in poverty: Linguistic deficits seen in spelling errors.
• The development of reading comprehension: Deficits associate with children in poverty.
• Executive function and literacy acquisition of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Language and Literacy Lab (L3)

Co-Directors:

Dr. Ilsa Schwarz
Dr. Jillian McCarthy