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Language & Literacy Lab at Dalhousie University Led by world-leading researcher Dr. Hélène Deacon, the Language & Literacy Lab consists of a diverse

Dr. Hélène Deacon will be live on The Early Edition tomorrow at 11:50 a.m. ADT talking about declining youth reading sco...
09/28/2026

Dr. Hélène Deacon will be live on The Early Edition tomorrow at 11:50 a.m. ADT talking about declining youth reading scores, digital reading, and how we can support young readers.

🎧 Link to listen live in the comments.

Dr. Hélène Deacon will be live on The Early Edition tomorrow at 11:50 a.m. ADT talking about declining youth reading sco...
09/28/2026

Dr. Hélène Deacon will be live on The Early Edition tomorrow at 11:50 a.m. ADT talking about declining youth reading scores, digital reading, and how we can support young readers.

🎧 Listen live here: https://www.am1150.ca/show/the-early-edition/

A warm welcome to our newest Research Assistant! 📗🧸 Kate has a BA in Psychology, with a specialization in animal behavio...
01/14/2026

A warm welcome to our newest Research Assistant! 📗🧸

Kate has a BA in Psychology, with a specialization in animal behavior.

To get to know Kate, we asked: what has your reading journey been like?

“As a child, you could typically find me reading in a willow tree in my backyard. Nowadays, you can still find me reading (albeit in less whimsical places!). I’m looking forward to learning from this lab and helping contribute to the important research that is done here.”

Happy New Year to you, from the 🥳 2025 was a busy and successful year, and we’re so excited for what 2026 has in store...
01/02/2026

Happy New Year to you, from the 🥳

2025 was a busy and successful year, and we’re so excited for what 2026 has in store! Over the past few months, we’ve been getting ready to launch the second year of our four-year longitudinal study, “The Power of Children’s Learning in Their Reading Development”.

In this research, we examine how children become strong, fluent readers. Last year we worked with 300+ kids in Grade Primary, and this year we’re going to be working with the same kids again (now in Grade 1).

💜 Want more ? Subscribe to our seasonal newsletter! bit.ly/lll-newsletter

With school out for the holidays and the little ones at home, now is the perfect time to get into the festive spirit wit...
12/22/2025

With school out for the holidays and the little ones at home, now is the perfect time to get into the festive spirit with a good book.🎁

Check out this book list to learn more about holidays around the world, featuring December holidays such as Kwanzaa, Christmas, Hanukkah, and more! 🌍

🔗 bit.ly/worldwide-holidays

The is launching a seasonal newsletter! By inviting us to your inbox, 3 to 4 times a year you’ll get: 🔍 Updates about ...
12/19/2025

The is launching a seasonal newsletter!

By inviting us to your inbox, 3 to 4 times a year you’ll get:

🔍 Updates about the team and our ongoing research on reading development

📗 Resource recommendations: teaching guides, books, videos, events, and more!

💜 A chance to hear from Dr. Deacon herself

Subscribe today to be all set to receive our first issue in January.

You can subscribe through languageandliteracylab.ca (link in our bio) or send us a message!

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Happy last day of school, Halifax! We hope you have a wonderful holiday break. ☃️ 📚
12/19/2025

Happy last day of school, Halifax! We hope you have a wonderful holiday break. ☃️ 📚

📘 Ask questions while sharing books with your little one. The Canadian Children’s Literacy Foundation suggest that, wh...
12/16/2025

📘 Ask questions while sharing books with your little one.

The Canadian Children’s Literacy Foundation suggest that, while you’re reading with your children or students, ask questions like:

💜 “What is this?”
💙 “Can you point to...”
💚 “What is this character doing?”

By asking questions like this, you are creating more opportunities for “serve and return” interactions and keep children interested in the reading activity!

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