Do you want to contribute to our blog?

The concept for our blog is that articles in it would discuss particular topics in child language and in child language research. Informed opinion pieces are welcome, too.

Our blog is not a forum for advertising journals, textbooks, labs, websites etc., however: We have other sections on the website for that (in particular, the Resources pages).

Topics should be of interest mainly to (1) other researchers, or (2) to educators of young children.

Potential topics might be (this is just to get you started on thinking about contributing!):

• the usefulness of data collection type X for studying Y

• experiences with recruiting infants for language development studies

• does screen time help language development?

• the importance of symbolic play for language development

• do's and don'ts in talking to babies

• pro's and cons of using online data collection with young children

• do we need more longitudinal case studies?

• how parents can support children's early literacy development?

• the best tools for developing experimental visual materials

• new child language assessment tools for languages other than English

• what are some early warning signs that my child may not be developing language as might be expected?

• is it helpful to correct toddlers and preschoolers when they make mistakes? etc.

If you have an idea, please send an email with a short description of what you have in mind to our Media Coordinator at iasclstaff@gmail.com. We'll then get back to you with feedback.

Blog articles should be concise (max 2 pages) and very clearly written. Always nice to have some sort of illustration with them (but we won't post photographs of recognizable people). We can't pay you but of course we'll share a link to any article you contribute on our social media. Your name and affiliation will be prominently displayed.