Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab

The LADDER lab is at @DCAL_UCL & City, University London. Researchers interested in literacy, language, deafness & development. Directed by @DrFionaKyle

[Lauren Newman @LaurenNewman32]

Presenting the first stage of our @CALDInDeafness project - what a great experience! @ICED_2025 @DCAL_UCL

[Dr Fiona Kyle @DrFionaKyle]

Two very proud supervisors yesterday after Mario Bustos-Rubilar @marioanbus had his @ucl graduation ceremony for his PhD. He is going from strength to strength with his work with the @WHO - congratulations again Dr Bustos-Rubilar, with Merle Mahon @UCLLangCog @Ladder_Lab

[Dr Fiona Kyle @DrFionaKyle]

Another fantastic couple of days down at the @Elizabeth_found seeing the language and reading progress made by some of the 🌟🌟 #YoungResearchers taking part in our @Ladder_Lab Preschool project at @DCAL_UCL- if only all our data collection could be this much fun 🥳 @ros_herman

[Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab @Ladder_Lab]

We ended the day with a practitioner-led panel discussion with #QTODs and #sltpeeps reflecting on key implications for practice - early language access, deaf role models, positive language. Lots of audience questions and contributions - watch this space for more info @BATOD_UK

[Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab @Ladder_Lab]

Thanks to everyone who came to our research to practice conference last week on Language and Literacy in Deaf Children at @FrankBarnesDeaf - amazing turnout ~130 practitioners working with deaf children #TOD #deafTOD & #sltpeeps! 6 research presentations and a panel discussion

[Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab @Ladder_Lab]

Final talk by @DrFionaKyle who introduced our latest @DCAL_UCL longitudinal study, Understanding Reading Success, and how linked to our Preschool study. 135 deaf and 220 hearing 8-9 yr olds being followed for 2 yrs with @ros_herman @katerowley0 @botting_nikki @KatieCMason

[Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab @Ladder_Lab]

Today is the day! Our sold out practitioner event at @FrankBarnesDeaf School. We'll discuss our latest research findings with deaf children & think about implications for practice @DrFionaKyle @ros_herman @KatieCMason @katerowley0 @misterpr1981 @MaireadMacS @BATOD_UK @DCAL_UCL

[Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab @Ladder_Lab]

Wow - our event sold out in 48 hours! All 120 original places gone! 🎉🎉 We've managed to add more spaces but don't miss out as they are going fast...

It's going to be a wonderful event #deaf #TOD #teachers #Language #Literacy @BATOD_UK #SLPeeps

[Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab @Ladder_Lab]

📢 Come and join us for a FREE research to practice conference for practitioners and teachers working with deaf children - we'll present the latest research findings on Language & Literacy Development - Sat 8th March 2025 at Frank Barnes School. Register: https://t.co/LN2FGDrMj7

[Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab @Ladder_Lab]

📢 Come and join us for a FREE research to practice conference for practitioners and teachers working with deaf children - we'll present the latest research findings on Language & Literacy Development - Sat 8th March 2025 at Frank Barnes School. Register: https://t.co/LN2FGDrMj7

[Dr Fiona Kyle @DrFionaKyle]

Come and do a PhD or MSc with our team in the @Ladder_Lab at @DCAL_UCL and @UCLLangCog

We're currently running 2 big longitudinal studies of #language #reading development in children (deaf and hearing). We'll support your funding application! Contact me or register below:

[Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab @Ladder_Lab]

Very proud of our Ladder Lab students who have graduated this week with BSc and MSci degrees in #psychology from @UCLPALS ! We have loved supervising you over the last year in @UCLLangCog and @DCAL_UCL. Congratulations and all the best for the future! @DrFionaKyle

[Dr Fiona Kyle @DrFionaKyle]

Had another fabulous day catching up with children who have been taking part in our longitudinal research study - #Preschool #LanguageLiteracy over the past four years. Lovely to see the progress they're making in reading 💪! @ros_herman @Ladder_Lab @DCAL_UCL @BATOD_UK @NDCS_UK

[Elizabeth Foundation @Elizabeth_found]

We have had a wonderful group of young researchers today, who have been helping the team from Ladder Lab (Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab) to take part in a follow-up data collection.

#TheElizabethFoundation #YoungResearchers @Ladder_Lab @DrFionaKyle @DCAL_UCL

[DCAL @DCAL_UCL]

We're still looking for more deaf children to join our groundbreaking research about what makes a good reader in key stage 2. Is your deaf child about to start year 4 or year 5? Please join our study - find out more at https://t.co/USXxJUMd2V @BATOD_UK @katerowley0 @DrFionaKyle