Parents and Teachers

PARENTS: Can you help us?

For the past 12 years, the University of Kansas Language Acquisition Studies Lab has been studying children's language development. Currently we are working with more than 70 families in more than 100 school attendance centers.

If you are interested in learning more about the opportunity for your child to participate, please print and fill out the attached form(pdf) and return it to your child's teacher.
Should your child enter our study, your family will be financially compensated.

TEACHERS: Would you like to earn a little money for your classroom?

For the past 12 years, the University of Kansas Language Acquisition Studies Lab has been studying children's language development. Currently we are working with more than 70 families in more than 100 school attendance centers. We need your help in finding additional children for our study.

We will pay you 25 dollars per child you feel may fit our criteria. Simply call us at our toll-free number: 1-877-385-0231 to obtain information needed to refer a child.

For inclusion criteria. (PDF)


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