Questions **CURRENTLY RECRUITING**

We have two Questions studies currently recruiting participants for different age groups.

PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS: Ages 3;5-5;6
Male and female
English speaking or bilingual
Normal hearing

PURPOSE: The goal of this study is to understand how children learn to produce and understand simple and complex questions.

LENGTH: The study consists of one 1-hour session.

PROCEDURE: At the beginning of the session, the child plays a guessing game with Elmo and the experimenter: the experimenter has a toy in a box with something hidden inside it, and Elmo and the child are encouraged to ask questions to find out what it is. In the second part the child and the experimenter look at picture books. The child's task is to ask or to remember questions. At the end of the study the child is given a standard test that measures language development.

BENEFITS: Our games are fun for children and give parents the opportunity to observe their children's language skills. Each child who participates receives a stuffed animal at the end of the session.

PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS: Ages 2;0-3;2
Male and female
English monolingual
Normal hearing

PURPOSE: The goal of the study is to examine children's production of simple questions.

LENGTH: The study consists of one 1-hour session.

PROCEDURE: At the beginning of the session, the experimenter shows the child several popular picture books and initiates a conversation (approx. 20 mins). Next, the experimenter introduces a game in which she asks questions to a character toy "Freddy" who does not hear very well. The child is asked to repeat each question so that Freddy can hear it.

BENEFITS: Our games are fun for children and give parents the opportunity to observe their children's language skills. Each child who participates receives a stuffed animal at the end of the session.

Interested in Participating?