Preschool Langauge Literacy Lab
About The Lab
The Preschool Language and Literacy Research Lab is a research laboratory at the University of Virginia dedicated to conducting high-quality empirical research on early language and literacy for at-risk children. Our research team is distinctly multi-disciplinary, bringing together individuals from diverse disciplines, including speech-language pathology, psychology, reading, special education, and elementary education. In the lab, we focus our efforts on answering questions for which answers will make direct and immediate contributions to educational and clinical practices with children and their families.
Our mission is threefold:
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1. To conduct high-quality research that furthers fundamental
understanding of child development and early education and that answers
important questions concerning the most effective approaches to early
education, particularly in language and literacy.
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2. To provide a scholarly and collegial environment for research
training for persons from a wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds,
to include undergraduate and graduate students and post-doctoral
researchers.
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3. To share our expertise and knowledge about child development and
early education with persons in the field, including members of the
local community, through training and collaboration.