Award
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders 1R21DC023392-01
Building vocabulary networks
Recipient
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
Award Amount
$431,750.00
Ceiling
$431,750.00
Awarded
September 05, 2025
Identifier
1R21DC023392-01
A research project funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders to study early vocabulary growth and language development in toddlers, focusing on semantic linkages and interventions for late-talking children.
Description
This project aims to understand the connections between early vocabulary growth and language development, which can inform interventions for late-talking children and support language development in early childhood. It involves recruiting 18- to 27-month-old children with diverse language abilities to study how tailored word learning tasks affect language processing skills and vocabulary growth.