The LADDER lab is at @DCAL_UCL & City, University London. Researchers interested in literacy, language, deafness & development. Directed by @DrFionaKyle
Joined March 2019
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Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab retweeted
15 Jul 2025
Presenting the first stage of our @CALDInDeafness project - what a great experience! @ICED_2025 @DCAL_UCL
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Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab retweeted
15 Jul 2025
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
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Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab retweeted
17 Apr 2025
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
📢 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: bit.ly/3WNd7I5
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📢 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: bit.ly/3WNd7I5
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Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab retweeted
6 Nov 2024
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:
📢 Considering a Master’s or PhD? Join us at DCAL's Postgraduate Taster Day on 13th Nov!
✨ Learn from researchers in Cognition and Language, Sign Language Linguistics, and more.
🗓️ 13th Nov, 1-4:30 PM (Online)
💰 Free to attend!
Register: ucl.ac.uk/pals/events/2024/n…
#DCAL #UCL
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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
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Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab retweeted
2 Sep 2024
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
30 Aug 2024
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
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Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab retweeted
30 Aug 2024
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
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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 bit.ly/46I7crq @BATOD_UK @katerowley0 @DrFionaKyle
How do deaf children’s reading skills develop in middle childhood? What makes some deaf children successful readers? We are looking for #deaf children in year 4 to join our exciting new study on #reading success! See video and flyer below. Contact Kathryn.mason.12@ucl.ac.uk
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