Adolescent Study (11-18 year olds)
We are conducting a research project to help
us to understand more about how children read. We are psychologists
at Yale University and Haskins Laboratories, and we study how skilled
and less-skilled readers read in order to better understand the
causes and treatments for reading disability.
Eligible Participants
We are looking for 11-18 year old children with varying levels of
reading achievement, especially those who are very good readers
and those who are struggling with reading.
How it works
If you and your child decide to participate in our study, your child
will come to our Center (on the Yale campus in New Haven, CT)
for an assessment visit. The first visit would determine your child’s
eligibility for participation in the MRI portion of the research
project. During this session, your child will be given a reading
skills assessment and will receive $40 for his or her participation.
In addition, all parents, regardless of the assessment outcome,
will receive a special “Reading Resources” information
packet prepared by reading specialists and experts. The packet provides
current information about reading and some ideas to help children
who have a hard time reading.
Based on the outcome of the assessment visit, a group of children
who meet more specific requirements for eligibility will be invited
to participate in a more extensive research project. This project
would require another visit to the Yale University Campus during
which your child would complete a functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI) scan. During this scan, your child would read some
words while we took “pictures” of his or her brain so
that we could see what parts of his or her brain are used for reading.
Your child would receive an additional $40 for completing the fMRI
scan.
To learn more about MRI process, please read: MRI-Info-Sheet.pdf
(111 kb)
If your child does participate, we will provide you with a summary
report of the results of all standardized assessments that we administer
to your child. While this research may not directly benefit your
child, it could help us to better understand reading and reading
disabilities, which could help other children in the future.
Risks & Privacy
There are no known risks to participants in the fMRI or any other
aspects of the research project. Your child would be free to withdraw
from the study at anytime for any reason, with no adverse effects
on the relations you and your child have with our staff. All information
obtained from you and your child would be kept strictly confidential
for the duration of the project and thereafter.
Contact us for more information:
If you and your child are interested in participating in this research
study, or for more information about the study, please contact Eleanor Tejada at 203-764-6752.
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