Our Study of Language and Math (SLaM) project investigates the effect of deaf children's number language on their ability to count, estimate quantities, and understand foundational mathematical principles. This project is supported by the NSF CAREER Award. 

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    Question: How can we support number development and math skills in hearing, deaf, and hard of hearing children?

    Approach: Basic research on how children’s experiences affect their learning.

    SLaM is one of our studies in the Language Creation Lab. To learn more about our lab click here.

    Recent News

    New Paper Published!

    Kristin Walker, MA, Emily Carigan PhD, and Marie Coppola, PhD’s new paper “Early access to language supports number mapping skills in deaf children” has been published in the The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2024, Pages 1–18! Read more here: https://academic.oup.com/jdsde/article/29/1/1/7483568 

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    New Paper Published!

    Corina Goodwin, Emily Carrigan, Kristin Walker, and Marie Coppola’s paper “Language not auditory experience is related to parent-reported executive functioning in preschool-aged deaf and hard-of-hearing children” was published in the Journal of Child Development. This study used the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) as a parent-reported measure of preschool-aged children’s executive function, and […]

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