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'What do you think the girl wants from Father Christmas?' Theory of Mind research with deaf infants
DCAL Deputy Director, Professor Gary Morgan, and other colleagues from DCAL and City University London have been working with researchers from the University of Sheffield, University of Trento and University of Gothenburg, on a joint project investigating early interaction involving British and Swedish hearing parents and their deaf and hearing 2-3 year old children. This research is the first to show that conversational input about mental states directed towards very young deaf children differs significantly in those areas of interaction thought to be crucial for Theory of Mind (ToM) development. ToM is the reasoning that enables us to reflect on the mental states of others. Importantly it contributes to sophisticated forms of human interaction and provides a basis for understanding others’ actions and dispositions. More...
Published: May 11, 2013 6:08:31 PM
Read my lips - Advances in speechreading research with deaf children
Speechreading is the term used by researchers to refer to lipreading. ‘Speechreading’ is preferred to ‘lipreading’ because lots of information is used from all of the face, not just the lips, when you watch someone speak. For deaf people, this can be their primary route to speech information. Hearing people also make great use of visual speech, although they often don’t realize it. If you think of talking to someone in a noisy bar, a hearing person is much more likely to understand a person if they can be seen. This is where the old joke ‘I can’t hear you without my glasses on’ comes from. More...
Published: May 11, 2013 5:58:45 PM
Early sign language exposure benefits deaf children
According to new research, acquiring sign language from an early age in addition to spoken or written language has significant benefits for deaf children. More...
Published: May 11, 2013 5:55:32 PM
Deaf Children and Development
A considerable amount of DCAL’s work focuses on research that is improving outcomes for deaf children. DCAL explores how deaf children acquire and use language, as well as how their brains develop. Using this information DCAL can help the parents of deaf children and people who work with deaf children develop tools and strategies to ensure that the children get the best start in life. On the following pages you can read more about some of DCAL’s current research relating to deaf children and development. More...
Published: May 11, 2013 5:53:25 PM
Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research Conference 2013
Published: May 11, 2013 5:48:46 PM
DCAL research on voice hallucinations features in the Lancet
DCAL’s Dr. Joanna Atkinson’s research into voice hallucinations in deaf people with psychosis was highlighted in a Lancet editorial published on 12 March 2012. The editorial was a commentary on a wider review by the journal on the mental health of deaf people. For more information on the research go to: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/research/research-projects/schizophrenia More...
Published: May 11, 2013 5:44:36 PM
DCAL's advocacy work with UK politicians
As part of DCAL’s outreach programme to people involved in politics, Stephen Lloyd MP, Liberal Democrat MP for Eastbourne, visited DCAL on 12 June 2012 to find out more about its research. During his visit DCAL’s Deputy Director, Professor Gary Morgan and Co-Director Dr Mairéad MacSweeney gave a presentation on deaf children’s development. Stephen is particularly interested in DCAL’s work, having been hard of hearing from childhood. Amongst other present commitments he is one of the Vice Chairs of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Deafness. More...
Published: May 11, 2013 5:38:31 PM
Ground breaking deaf MEP visits DCAL
Dr Ádám Kósa, MEP visited DCAL on Thursday 8 March 2012 and had the opportunity to meet with UCL Vice Provost (International) Professor Michael Worton, DCAL Director Professor Bencie Woll and DCAL researcher Robert Adam. Born in Budapest of Deaf parents, Dr Kósa holds a unique position in the European Parliament, having been elected as its first ever Deaf Member in June 2009. Trained as a lawyer, his first language is Magyar Jelnyelv (Hungarian Sign Language). He is also fluent in Hungarian and English. More...
Published: May 11, 2013 5:35:58 PM
ESRC Future Leader Fellowships for DCAL researchers
Two DCAL associates, Dr David Vinson (UCL Cognitive Perceptual & Brain Sciences) and Dr Evelyne Mercure (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) have been awarded Future Leader Fellowships by the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) from a total of 54 awards made nationally. The scheme aims to support early career social scientists by funding research projects, and providing researchers with an opportunity to develop the skills and experience they need to become leaders in their field. More...
Published: May 11, 2013 5:28:56 PM
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