Leeds Child Development Unit

We are looking for families to take part in our study looking at the role of sleep in learning to read. Please contact the research team if you'd like to learn more about the project [email protected]

Is your baby between 2 and 16 months old? Our colleagues from the University of York are recruiting participants for new studies on language, motor and sleep development! See below for information on how to contact them.

Does sleep help children learn to read? We are recruiting for an online study. Children will be given a £5 amazon voucher to say thank you.
We are still looking for a *few more* children aged 9-11 to take part. Children will complete a short reading task via video call and then some online experiments over 1 or 2 days. Our research aims to investigate how and when children learn to recognise words by sight and whether sleep is important for this. For more information please email us: [email protected]

Does sleep help children learn to read? We are recruiting for an online study. Children will be given a £5 amazon voucher to say thank you.
We are looking for children aged 9-11 to take part. Children will complete a short reading task via video call and then some online experiments over 1 or 2 days. Our research aims to investigate how and when children learn to recognise words by sight and whether sleep is important for this. For more information please email us: [email protected]

Can you help? We are looking for parents of a young person with Autism, or individuals with Autism (16yrs+) themselves, who speak more than one language. We have created a short survey to find out more about their experiences of multi-lingualism. More information and the survey can be found here:

https://leedspsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cUWUQk4ItUPu1Xn

Please share our survey and help us to reach as many families as possible. Thank you!

** Effects of the COVID-19 crisis on children with Autism and their families **

Are you the parent or principal carer of a school-age child or adolescent with a clinical diagnosis on the Autism spectrum? If so, we would be very grateful if you would share your experiences with us in an online survey (approx. 20 minutes): https://www.soscisurvey.de/CoronaAutism/?q=English

In the survey, which is being run in four different countries simultaneously, we ask you to provide information about your child with Autism and another child you know well, e.g. a sibling. We are especially interested in their health and well-being, as well as how they spent a typical day before the pandemic, at the height of the crisis, and at present. We will also ask you about your current living situation and effects the pandemic situation has had on your family. This information will highlight the specific challenges faced by families with Autism in the current pandemic and and will be used to further develop guidelines and recommendations for coping with times of crisis.

Please tag any families you know who may be interested in this research. Thank you!

Our * HOME SCHOOLING SURVEY * is now closed
Thank you to everyone who filled it in

* HOME SCHOOLING SURVEY *

Do you have a primary school aged child who is learning at home or still in school (e.g., because you are a key worker) during COVID-19? Please take 10 minutes to share your experiences - whatever they may be - in our online survey:

https://leedspsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eGai47hsB7pKrFb?fbclid=IwAR3Uc91UIPL0B8cOdSK39h1r_FZgdyzoUi1zrdjIAIZBxNpw7D7tbXYqyFY

Your experiences are important and the information you provide will help schools and families to support children better if further school closures are needed in the future. At the end of the survey we provide a list of the free resources mentioned in the survey.

If your child is in Reception, Year 1 or Year 6 and returned to full time education on 01/06/2020, please do not take part in this survey.

Thank you!

* HOME SCHOOLING SURVEY *

Do you have a primary school aged child who is learning at home or still in school during COVID-19? Please take 10 minutes to share your experiences - whatever they may be - in our online survey:

https://leedspsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eGai47hsB7pKrFb

Your experiences are important and the information you provide will help schools and families to support children better if further school closures are needed in the future. At the end of the survey we provide a list of the free resources mentioned in the survey.

Thank you!

* NOW RECRUITING FAMILIES WITH 8 - 36 MONTH-OLD CHILDREN *

With our collaborators at Oxford Brookes University, we are running a new study to investigate how quarantine and social distancing measures might affect development in children aged between 8 and 36 months old.

This study involves you as a parent/guardian completing two online questionnaires about you and your child. You will also be asked to play a number of simple games with your child.

The first questionnaire should be completed as soon as possible after you register. The second will be sent you to once social distancing rules are lifted and schools and nurseries reopen.

Thanks to the support of the ESRC (our funding agency), we will be able to compensate your time by giving you a £30 Amazon voucher once you complete the second questionnaire.

We would really appreciate your collaboration and your time in helping us to understand how the lockdown affects infant and toddler development.

If you are interested in participating or want to find out more, please visit: https://brookeshls.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTsRleLMtquyz2d

Covid-19 has brought sudden changes to children's communicative interactions with friends, teachers, and family. Can you help us research its impact on development?

With Oxford Brookes, we're recruiting families with 8 to 36 month-old children to take part in an online study. To participate, please visit: https://bit.ly/2UKvexJ

Thank you so much for supporting our research!

Thanks so much to each and every one of our 88(!) Young Scientists who have taken part in our study on 'children's understanding of descriptions' over the last 12 months. Let the data analysis commence! 🤓📊📈