PAID RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: Help Us Test a New Way to Identify 3rd Graders with Language Difficulties!

PAID RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: Help Us Test a New Way to Identify 3rd Graders with Language Difficulties!

The MILE team is seeking legal caregivers of 3rd-grade children to participate in a research study at the University of Maryland. Your participation will help us test a new method for identifying language difficulties in children.

Study Overview:

  • Caregivers will:

    • Follow the QR code or link to complete a brief screener.

    • Bring their child to the University of Maryland for a short visit, where the child will complete a brief survey about their language skills.

To qualify, your child must:

  • Be in 3rd grade

  • Speak only English

  • Have no history of intellectual/developmental disabilities, autism, or being d/Deaf or hard of hearing

  • Have either a history of language difficulty OR typical development

During the study, children will:

  • Complete two short writing samples

  • Complete a brief spoken sentence repetition task

Caregivers will earn a $50 gift card for completing the study.

Participation will take no longer than 25 minutes.

If you are interested, please follow the QR code or contact Emily A. Reno, PhD, CCC-SLP, at ereno@umd.edu for more information.

Thank you for your participation and support in this important research!

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