Current research projectsAction-research on the language development of pre-school children in a minority language contextThe Carrefour francophone de Sudbury (CFS), in partnership with Chantal Mayer-Crittenden, PhD, Speech-Language Pathologist and Associate Professor at Laurentian University, is embarking on an action research project. The aim of the research is to study the implementation and evaluate the impact of classifying children attending the Carrefour francophone de Sudbury's daycare centres according to 4 linguistic profiles, with or without language difficulties. This action-research stems from a collaboration between Chantal Mayer-Crittenden and the CFS over the past two years, which has served to develop a plan to identify children's language skills and help them acquire the French language, whether it is their first or second language (with or without language difficulties).
The knowledge generated by this project will fill a gap in the field of oral language development in French-speaking or bilingual preschool children who attend daycare centres in communities where French is a minority language. For the first time, this project will provide a set of guidelines focusing on exposure to home languages. Once this action research is completed, these guidelines can be shared with other childcare centres across the country, particularly in provinces where French is a minority language. In addition, as part of this study, your child will benefit from indirect language stimulation provided by educational staff using research-based techniques. Click here for more details. Longitudinal Study on the Acquisition of a Minority Language (French) in an Anglophone Community
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.
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