Multilingualism and Literacy Lab

I am so thrilled to finally be able to share the link to my @TEDxUofT talk about the high cost of disability in our school systems. #TED #Disability #DisabilityPride @OISEUofT @literacy_lab @APHDatOISE youtu.be/77cz9iUeDaY

A huge congratulations to our team of research opportunity students who successfully presented their poster virtually this afternoon. Thanks to @UofTArtSci @researchuoft for providing such wonderful learning opportunities for undergrads! #dynamicassessment #literacy

Check out this timely report looking at the impact of #COVID19 on language and literacy development. You might even spot a few lab members who contributed including Dr. Xi Chen, Dr. Kathleen Hipfner-Boucher, Roksana Dobrin-De Grace and @mmeburchell.

One of the biggest achievements of a baby’s life is the emerging ability to understand and use language to communicate. In a new paper, researchers including OISE's Dr. Xi Chen look at the impact of COVID-19 on language and literacy development in Canada. rsc-src.ca/en/covid-19-po…

Hi #SSSR2021 #dyslexia and #devlangdis colleagues! Know anyone looking 4 a postdoc? We have a position and would love to work with someone interested in language and reading who has interest/experience in 1 or more of these: word learning, language variation, eyetracking, or ERP.

Thank you everyone who came to the Q + A for our Symposium "Bilingual reading development through cross-linguistic & neuro-behavioral perspectives." I enjoyed speaking about the latent profile analysis of poor comprehenders in French Immersion. #SSSR2021 @SSSReading @literacy_lab

Celebrate #PrideMonth in your classrooms, check out this video by @OISEUofT alumna Britt & Shawn! It includes a short lesson about Pride and what it means to be part of the LGBTQ+ community, plus try out a fun art activity. Have fun showing your #Pride! youtube.com/watch?v=UCSez7…

In a new podcast on supporting readers in #FSL, @OISEUofT student Krystina Raymond @literacy_lab explores a highly successful school-based early reading intervention conducted at École @HowdenLRSD, a French Immersion school in Manitoba. Tune in now! 🎧 youtube.com/watch?v=h7LaK7…

🧠Check out our #LabSpotlight corner that explores some of the fascinating research that is being conducted by our faculty which includes the study of mental health and well-being among youth, face processing, international bilingual education & more! 🔗bit.ly/3u297SE

@OISEUofT's Dr. Becky Chen and doctoral candidate, Diana Burchell speak to @globalnewsto about how COVID-19 has exposed gaps in language education and why there needs to be increased support. Read more ⬇️globalnews.ca/news/7781100/l… @mmeburchell

Had a wonderful time presenting with my fabulous colleagues Krystina, Redab and Jermeen at the @OMLTA conference. Thank you to everyone who attended! #fsl #onted #multilingualism @literacy_lab #researchers

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A huge congratulations to our 4 @UofT #ROP students on their successful poster presentation. We're so proud of you! Especially for keeping your cool when the Vice-Dean of @UofTArtSci came to listen in. @researchuoft @APHDatOISE @OISEUofT #ROP #researchposter #research

🔸 IN BRIEF: Immigrants were significantly more likely than those born in Canada to report a decrease in their income resulting from the pandemic and difficulty in meeting short-term financial obligations. Learn more: bit.ly/3rXPHhQ

Congratulations to our very own @chin_michellee on her fantastic @uoUROP presentation today at @OttawaU. We're so proud of you, and can't wait to hear you present the results in French next month at our lab. @APHDatOISE #research #onted #WomenInScience

A very happy #LunarNewYear to our @OISEUofT alumni & friends celebrating today in Canada and around the world. Wishing you good health and much success in the #YearOfTheOx. Be well, everyone!

What a wonderful opportunity to chat with the @Full_Literacy group today! We were able to share some #parent and #teacher perspectives in #FrenchImmersion during #onlinelearning. To see more details, here is the full article: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… #onted #AcademicTwitter

See our @globeandmail article, published just today on #ELLs and #Frenchimmersion. Thanks to @RSCTheAcademies and @Full_Literacy. Promoting Second Language Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Parents’ and Teachers’ Coping Strategies /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

It's so important we read to our children every day! #literacy #read20mins