Dr. Melanie Brouillard

Licensed clinical psychologist | anxiety, trauma & mind–body connection
Research background in diversity & cognition | MTL

[Dr. Melanie Brouillard @Mel_Brouillard]

- TAKE-HOME: Good news, bilingual parents provide high-quality reading interactions to children in both languages, regardless of book format! ✅

Find the full paper here: https://t.co/wBk1JIyXmb
No access? Find the preprint here: https://t.co/CU3RfAsmIe

Happy reading! 📚

[Dr. Melanie Brouillard @Mel_Brouillard]

📚Curious about how bilingual parents read to their children in 2 languages? Keep reading! ⬇️

@Erin_N_Quirk, @Krista_BH & I's newest paper on bilingual book reading is now OUT! Find the full paper here: https://t.co/CHNfBzIOD9

[Dr. Melanie Brouillard @Mel_Brouillard]

- Using a bilingual book: Non-dominant language reading was boosted here 🥈(compared to the dominant-lang. book🥉), but not as much as it was with the non-dominant language book🥇.

[Emily Wood @ekw_slp]

Our meta-analysis examining the validity of dynamic assessments of word reading skills for diverse school-aged children is OUT #OpenAccess in @SIGPerspectives! ✅

If you assess PA&decoding&letter-sound with bilingual&at-risk students-consider reading!📚

https://t.co/jNgcrDpECh

[Dr. Melanie Brouillard @Mel_Brouillard]

@susanballinger9 @ruthfielding10 That's so great — congrats! 👏

[Dr. Melanie Brouillard @Mel_Brouillard]

@aliciamduval Thank you for letting me talk your ear off about it! 🫣💛

[Dr. Melanie Brouillard @Mel_Brouillard]

Curious as to whether bilinguals with ADHD have smaller vocabularies than typically-developing monolingual peers? 🤔

Check out @Krista_BH's and I's latest pre-print here: https://t.co/IsF1iUgYC1 Our findings may surprise you! 😉

[Dr. Melanie Brouillard @Mel_Brouillard]

@andreasander12 @Krista_BH Wow, nice work!! 🤩

[Dr. Melanie Brouillard @Mel_Brouillard]

@CannwyllyCymry I thought so too – thank you! 🙏

[Dr. Melanie Brouillard @Mel_Brouillard]

@jelenaoreilly So kind of you, thank you! 🙏

[Dr. Melanie Brouillard @Mel_Brouillard]

@LVKremin @ISB14MQ Thank you!!🙏 And I love that, talk about prime supporting anecdotal evidence, ha!👌

[Dr. Melanie Brouillard @Mel_Brouillard]

Thanks to those who came to my talk on the interaction of ADHD & bilingualism in affecting adult vocabulary size at @ISB14MQ!

If you missed it, here’s a short recap – including our shocking findings 😱:

[Find my slides & poster version here: https://t.co/suxdsGSK5z] 1/8

[Dr. Melanie Brouillard @Mel_Brouillard]

As promised, find a brief recap (with a link to the talk slides & a poster version of the talk) here: https://t.co/n12cUvbmjn 😀

[Dr. Melanie Brouillard @Mel_Brouillard]

Thanks to those who came to my talk on the interaction of ADHD & bilingualism in affecting adult vocabulary size at @ISB14MQ!

If you missed it, here’s a short recap – including our shocking findings 😱:

[Find my slides & poster version here: https://t.co/suxdsGSK5z] 1/8

[Dr. Melanie Brouillard @Mel_Brouillard]

Looking forward to presenting at @ISB14 later today on how ADHD & bilingualism interact with vocabulary size! 🔍 Don’t miss this talk, the results may shock you 😱(and no this isn’t third-rate clickbait!) #ISB14

📍Join me at 12:35 PM AEST // 12:35 AM EST in Room 207/ Stream 4

[Dr. Melanie Brouillard @Mel_Brouillard]

📌 IN SUM: good news! There is no double disadvantage.

Adults with ADHD, bilingual or not, can match and even surpass peers’ vocabulary size! ✅

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[Dr. Melanie Brouillard @Mel_Brouillard]

Future studies should examine other linguistic abilities, other bilingual populations, potential mechanisms, and avenues for using this effect to
support those with ADHD.

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