New publication "Language Development in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children: An Ecological Systems Perspective" with Carrie Davenport and Elaine Smolen. www.mdpi.com/2039-4349/16...
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Derek Houston
@derekhouston.bsky.social
Professor at UConn's Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. Early spoken language development in children who are deaf/hard-of-hearing and use cochlear implants and/or hearing aids. Views expressed are my own, not UConn's.
New publication "Language Development in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children: An Ecological Systems Perspective" with Carrie Davenport and Elaine Smolen. www.mdpi.com/2039-4349/16...
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Episode 6 of HELLO Lab Presents: How does screen time affect language development? youtu.be/CCTOS3yxyM8
Screen Time: Will It Hurt My Kid's Language Skills?
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Screens or real life? What's better for infant learning? Here's our take: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hsd...
How Do Babies Learn Best?
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🆓🔓in @ashajournals.bsky.social West, G., Titiunik, R., Hearne, S., Korell, C., Duta, M., & Hulme, C. (2026). Real-World Effectiveness of Early Language Intervention: Evidence From a Nationwide Rollout of the NELI in England. AJSLP. doi.org/10.1044/2025... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #DevLangDis #oracy
Real-World Effectiveness of Early Language Intervention: Evidence From a Nationwide Rollout of the Nuffield Early Language Intervention in England
Purpose: Oral language provides the foundation for learning and education, yet many children enter school with poor language skills, placing them...
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📹 "HELLO Lab Presents"—Evidenced videos re 🧒 devel 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #linguists #devpsychs 🔆Videos and EVIDENCE LIBRARY hellolab.speech-language-hearing.uconn.edu/parent-resou... 🔆YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@TheHELLOLab... Very nice, @derekhouston.bsky.social 💐 @rachelmtheodore.bsky.social
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In Episode 4 of HELLO Lab Presents, we try to distill some of what we know (or think we know) about word learning for parents. youtu.be/jJCP69FkNWM
How Does My Baby Learn Words? (Early Words & Ideas - Part 2)
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In Episode 4 of HELLO Lab Presents, we try to distill some of what we know (or think we know) about word learning for parents. youtu.be/jJCP69FkNWM
How Does My Baby Learn Words? (Early Words & Ideas - Part 2)
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Know any parents excited/concerned about when their child will say their first words? This video brings to life the early communication milestones that lead to the first words. youtu.be/7Uv8kLz_Xq4
When Will My Kid Say Their First Word? (Early Words & Ideas - Part 1)
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Know any parents excited/concerned about when their child will say their first words? This video brings to life the early communication milestones that lead to the first words. youtu.be/7Uv8kLz_Xq4
When Will My Kid Say Their First Word? (Early Words & Ideas - Part 1)
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"Is learning multiple languages confusing my kid?" Check out the new YouTube video from HELLO Lab Presents. If you think our videos could be helpful for providing evidence-based info to the public, please like, subscribe, and share. This will help us make more. TY! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq-P...
HELLO Lab Presents | EP. 2 - Is Learning Multiple Languages Confusing My Kid?
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Children growing up in bilingual households have... 1️⃣ larger vocabs than monolinguals 2️⃣ smaller vocabs than monolinguals 3️⃣ it's complicated 📊 Show results
"Is learning multiple languages confusing my kid?" Check out the new YouTube video from HELLO Lab Presents. If you think our videos could be helpful for providing evidence-based info to the public, please like, subscribe, and share. This will help us make more. TY! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq-P...
HELLO Lab Presents | EP. 2 - Is Learning Multiple Languages Confusing My Kid?
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I'm excited for our second episode to be released tomorrow. "Is Learning Multiple Languages Confusing My Kid?"
Does 'Baby Talk' mess with language learning? Find out what the science says in the debut episode of "HELLO Lab Presents" www.youtube.com/watch?v=2riD...
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
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'Baby Talk' boosts language development! Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2riD...
'Baby Talk' boosts language development! Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2riD...
Does 'Baby Talk' mess with language learning? Find out what the science says in the debut episode of "HELLO Lab Presents" www.youtube.com/watch?v=2riD...
HELLO Lab Presents | EP. 1 - Is 'Baby Talk' Bad?
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Does 'Baby Talk' mess with language learning? Find out what the science says in the debut episode of "HELLO Lab Presents" www.youtube.com/watch?v=2riD...
HELLO Lab Presents | EP. 1 - Is 'Baby Talk' Bad?
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My lab's YouTube channel launches tomorrow. www.youtube.com/@TheHELLOLab/
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Welcome curious parents! The Hearing Experience & Language Learning Outcomes (HELLO) Lab is the central hub for exploring one of the most important ingredients of the human recipe - language! Our miss...
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Our graduate programs are continuously growing and improving & this is evidenced by the new rankings released from the U.S. World & News Report. The Audiology program rose 5 points to #14 out of 74 programs in the country, & the SLP program rose 7 points to #32 out of 283 programs in the country!
Check out this fascinating study on the impact of sensory access on the types of words children learn.
New paper out at @openmindjournal.bsky.social!! We studied early vocab in deaf, hearing, blind, and sighted children in order to learn how sensory access (vision 👀, hearing 👂) and linguistic experiences shape how children learn words... Read on for a quick summary! 1/N
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
UMass Amherst Faculty Sen passed a Mutual Academic Def Compact resolution, calling on 250 Public and Land Grant inst to come to each others' aid with legal & fin support if the regime infringes on freedom of inquiry, speech, assn, univ governance. Dozens of U’s have or will consider similar. RESIST!
Petition for academic freedom and institutional autonomy and against Trump extortion. chng.it/wwwYxbCsRF
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Defend academic freedom and institutional autonomy. We stand with Harvard!
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Now, what if faculty from every university pressured their leadership to follow Harvard in standing up to Tyranny? Collectively and preemptively. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands (Gift Article)
Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.
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Need to take pre-requisites for Graduate School? Enrollment is still available for our summer course, SLHS 2203: Anatomy and Physiology of Speech, Hearing, and Swallowing!
Check out our department's new partnership with the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence to provide literacy support for children living in safe homes.
As part of the CE Committee, 2nd year MA-SLP students Emma Kelleher & Arden Ricciardone alongside Nicole Gallagher, Clinical Professor and SLP, have partnered with the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence. speech-language-hearing.uconn.edu/2025/03/28/c...
Let’s be clear: If the government can arrest, detain, and disappear peaceful protestors, none of us are free. That’s not law and order. It’s fascism. And we should all be outraged that this is being done in our name.