Research

Research topics

Longitudinal Study on the Acquisition of a Minority Language (French) in an Anglophone Community

We have been following a group of about 90 children since 2013.
The language skills of these children were assessed in kindergarten, first grade, and now grade three.
We seek to assess their speaking, understanding, reading and writing skills in both French and English.
The group consists of bilingual children for whom English is the dominant language, bilingual children for whom French is the dominant language and children with a developmental language disorder.
The results should be released in 2020.
Thank you to all the families and schools who have agreed to participate in this study.

The early identification of children at risk of developmental language disorders using validated parent questionnaires: a partnered approach to childhood well-being (Bélanger, Mayer-Crittenden & Minor-Corriveau, in progress; SSHRC 2018-2023)
This study will help us better understand the development of language disorders in children from age 3 to 7. We are currently in the second year of this longitudinal study.

Children were first assessed at 36 months. They participated in a 1-hour language assessment completed by a speech-language pathologist or trained research assistant
Parents were asked to complet questionnaires in order to obtain more information on their child's overall development, including various language milestones.
The process will be repeated every year until the child is 7 years of age.
The information will benefit health care professionals working with preschool and school-aged children.
For more information, please contact LUlanguagestudy@gmail.com
You can also listen to this podcast with the Primary Investigator, Dr. Roxanne Bélanger, to learn more.

Below, you will find abstracts of work conducted by my research team!