We are a team of researchers who study language development in early childhood.
Young children are word-learning wizards.
By the time they reach elementary school, they have learned about 14,000 words. This works out to roughly one new word every waking hour of their lives between the ages of 18 months and 5 years. In our research, we are trying to understand the mental abilities that enable children to accomplish this amazing feat. If you live in greater Vancouver, BC, and you have a child between 1 and 5 years of age, we invite you to come to the Centre to take part. Your participation will help us gain a better understanding of how children acquire language during the preschool years.