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This special three-part episode of The Good Life EDU Podcast was recorded live at the Nebraska MTSS Summit. It's the first in a series we are doing to highlight the transformative work happening in Nebraska schools through the lens of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). In part one, Amy Rhone, Nebraska's State Director with the Office of Special Education, and Casey Hurner, the Nebraska MTSS State Coordinator, discuss the importance of building cohesive systems that remove barriers to learning. Part two features Chris Blecha from Brady Public Schools, as he shares his summit experience and how all stakeholder groups at Brady Schools have coalesced around their shared values and brought that emphasis into how they gather and support kids. The third and final part of the episode welcomes Teresa Casart, Director of Learning at Louisville Public Schools, for insights into her conference experience and how Louisville's Language Lab is broadening their ability to meet secondary learners where they are with their literacy skills. This episode captures the excitement from the summit, featuring stories from educators on the front lines implementing MTSS to support students across the state. Listen in to hear how Nebraska schools are fostering inclusive practices and developing frameworks that empower every student to succeed. To learn more about Nebraska MTSS, visit https://nemtss.unl.edu/

Themes: Self Worth, Imposter Syndrome, Personal and Professional Development, Nervous System Regulation Episode: How do you evaluate your own self worth? Leadership coach Tiffany Houser joins Cait to discuss how important it is to realize that your self worth is simply inherent. Hear how Tiffany helps her clients detach their self worth from their productivity. Learn how you can bring awareness to the roots of your negative ideas around your own worth, and reconstruct those ideas to believe in your own inherent worthiness and value.  Tiffany Houser is an executive & leadership coach and founder of EVOLVE, and is on a mission to create experiences for senior leaders and founders to transform self-worth, authentic leadership style, vision, and purpose. Tiffany believes in cultivating compassionate, responsible, inclusive, and empowered leaders at all levels in your organization. Through her 1:1 coaching, she uncovers hidden self-worth struggles and equips leaders with the tools to create clarity, confidence, trust and impact. Tiffany is also the Creator of  Self Worth Advantage® which provides leaders and their people partners with strategies and a framework to leave the imposter feelings behind for good. Tiffany is a Michigan alum, a former SoulCycle Instructor and DJ, and serves on the Board of Becky's Fund. Tiffany fills up her cup with her partner Jay, their dog Coconut, and their adventurous life together. Show Notes: -Neurosomatics Program announcement - Cait invites you to book an Enrollment call with her & her colleague, Laura Larios, to learn more about their NeuroSomatics Certification program and explore if it's a fit for you! -Intro to Tiffany and her transformational journey; how Tiffany identified self worth as a gap in the needs of her clients  -The meaning of self worth; the inherent value of every human being; the only one who can compromise our self worth is ourselves; deconstructing the things/people we used to place our self worth in -Dropping the word “syndrome” and approaching it as “imposter feelings” instead; practically applying a healthy sense of self worth in your life  -Finding the root causes of your negative feelings towards yourself and why this is important to Tiffany's work with her clients  -Our worth is not attached to our productivity  -Evaluating the language you use towards/about yourself and others; “Language Lab”; evaluating how you react/respond to moments of intensity  -More about Tiffany's Self Worth Advantage® program and how to get connected with her  Resources: -Follow Rewire on Instagram here -Visit Tiffany's website here -Follow Tiffany on Instagram here -Click here to book an enrollment call for Neurosomatics (as mentioned in the episode) -Cait's Instagram: @caitmurphy.co  -Click here for Cait's FREE Masterclass -Lindsay's Instagram: @myvitalside -Visit Lindsay's Website  *ALL the content talked about in these episodes should not be used as medical advice. These episodes are to be used for informational purposes only.  

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¡Hola Hola!  El Dr. Carlos Irizarry-Pérez, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, es profesor asistente en la Universidad de Nuevo México (UNM) y es el investigador principal del Laboratorio de Lenguaje y Habla Bilingüe (@unmbsllab, Bilingual Speech and Language Lab). En este episodio El Dr. Irrizary-Perez nos da recomendaciones para como integrar a las familias en el proceso terapéutico y describe estrategias para comunicar lo que hacemos en la terapia con las familias.  Encuentra más info sobre el Laboratorio de Lenguaje y Habla Bilingüe del Dr. Irizarry-Pérez aquí:  https://sites.google.com/view/unmbsl/home #patologiadelhabla #speechpathology #slp #phl #slpbilingue #bilingualslp #bilingue #bilingual #español #spanish #logopedia #fonoaudiologia #podcast #qualitativeresearch #investigacioncualitativa

Hola Hola!  El Dr. Carlos Irizarry-Pérez, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, es profesor asistente en la Universidad de Nuevo México (UNM) y es el investigador principal del Laboratorio de Lenguaje y Habla Bilingüe (@unmbsllab, Bilingual Speech and Language Lab). Aunque su área de especialidad es el tratamiento de la fonología y los sonidos del habla en niños bilingües, sus investigaciones también exploran cualitativamente las experiencias de las familias de niños bilingües con trastornos de habla y lenguaje.  En este episodio hablamos de los hallazgos de su investigación más reciente sobre las experiencias de familias hispanas con los servicios de terapia del habla. Conversamos sobre cuáles fueron las barreras más significativas que los pacientes identificaron y qué podemos hacer los SLPs para reducirlas. Encuentra más info sobre el Laboratorio de Lenguaje y Habla Bilingüe del Dr. Irizarry-Pérez aquí:  https://sites.google.com/view/unmbsl/home #patologiadelhabla #speechpathology #slp #phl #slpbilingue #bilingualslp #bilingue #bilingual #español #spanish #logopedia #fonoaudiologia #podcast #qualitativeresearch #investigacioncualitativa

Today Im sitting down with Teresa Girolamo, Ph.D., she is an autistic language in autism researcher and assistant professor in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at San Diego State University. As director of the Brain, Environment, and Language Lab, she works with racially and ethnically minoritized autistic individuals with language impairment. This population is underserved in research, hindering our ability to develop supports to meet their needs. Current projects include how social determinants of health plus language ability shape life outcomes and how to better understand strengths in language ability in this population. The long-term goal of this work is to translate this knowledge into community-based supports for individuals to meet their self-identified goals.

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This interview, after the intro, is in English.Este episodio es una entrevista exclusiva con Juho Isola, el gerente general de Sanako, la empresa finlandesa de tecnología que ayuda a enseñar y a aprender idiomas. Sanako está presente ya en más de 100 países con más de 50 000 salones usando sus productos y sus socios los nombran como ”el mejor producto jamás hecho para profesores de idiomas”.La entrevista está en inglés y una interpretación en español llegará próximamente. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hasta-la-educacion-finlandesa-y-mas-alla. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bobby, Nic and Emilio jump back into Smite to see how far the game has come. Amanda checks out some VR games with Language Lab and Eye of the Temple.One of our community members, Josh, is conducting surveys and interviews about harassment in gaming and streaming. If you’re a male, 18 or older in the Unites States, check out the survey and include your contact info at the end if you’d like to be interviewed.TOPICSSapiens, Fore Tales, Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim, Racket NX, Walkabout Mini Golf, Time Melters, Desktopia: A Desktop Village Simulator, SMITE, Language Lab, Eye of the Temple, Stolen Realm, Cup Head Fast Rolling Dice GameFor more, check out dlgaming.net!

Morten Christiansen explains how language is like charades while discussing his new book, The Language Game: How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World. He also reassures us that we shouldn't fear artificial intelligence taking over the world, or the field of poetry. The Language Game: https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/morten-h-christiansen/the-language-game/9781541674981/ Cognitive Science of Language Lab: https://csl-lab.psych.cornell.edu/ Twitter: @mh_christiansen #kamalåså

AMDG. As enrollment season arrives, we're taking a look at the opportunities Kolbe Academy middle and high school students have to take homeroom, a course that's come a long way since it was first offered and now combines opportunities for academic support, community, and personalized guidance from Kolbe's devoted, resourceful teachers. This episode features four of those marvelous homeroom instructors – Kim Crawford, Brittany Doucette, Michelle Kim, and Jenni Mammola – and offers a glimpse into their clever, compassionate approach to providing a home base for Kolbe middle and high school students regardless of how many courses the students take online. We also hear about the bonds that have been forged through the homeroom courses and how families can connect with each other outside of class. Links mentioned and helpful: School-wide address with announcements about the 2022-23 school year Sign up for Shadow Week starting March 7, 2022 2022-23 Summer Courses How to connect with other Kolbe families (for enrolled families only) Kolbe Admission Events related Kolbecast episodes: Ep 3 Dramatic Arts with Dolores Mihaliak Ep 33 Show Your Work with Kelly Powers Ep 46 Language Lab with Jenni Mammola Ep 49 Revealed through Story with Joseph Pearce Ep 53 Through a Catholic Lens, Kim Crawford's Kolbecast debut, and Ep 66 Bonhomie à la Kolbe with Kim and Kolbe advisor Ashley Massey Ep 50 Cast Party Ep 60 Mission: Possible with tenth grader Xavier on the 9th grade year Ep 61 Middle Ground with middle school teachers Alex Pischke and Amanda Hayes Ep 70: First Draft: A Parent In-Service featuring Michelle Kim along with Chrissy Almanzar & Erica Treat Ep 76 Study Buddies with Jenni Mammola and officers of Kolbe's National Honor Society chapter Subscribe to the Kolbecast in your favorite podcast app and never miss an episode! Have a suggestion or question for the Kolbecast team? Write to us at podcast@kolbe.org. Interested in Kolbe Academy's offerings? Visit kolbe.org.      

AMDG. With the arrival of a new liturgical year and the culmination of the first semester comes finals week. That prospect might provoke some trepidation, so we call upon four ladies who address that uneasiness with sage, pragmatic advice on all things finals. In this episode we meet the student officers and lead advisor of Kolbe's newly-formed chapter of National Honor Society and hear how the organization is already serving the Kolbe community through the peer tutoring program while actively seeking other ways to be of use. These wise ones cover all sorts of ground in signature Kolbe style. Thanks to Martina, Josephine, Claire, and Mrs. Mammola for offering their experience and advice on everything from study tips to self-care to maintaining perspective on these exams and what we can learn from them beyond letter grades. Recommended in this episode: Quizlet Kolbecast episodes referenced and that might be helpful: Ep 43 The Grade Examen with advisors Everett Buyarski and Erica Treat Ep 46 Language Lab with Jenni Mammola Ep 22 Imagine Being Homeschooled Ep 44 Student Spotlight: Newsletter Team Ep 60 Mission: Possible Look for the Kolbecast in your favorite podcast app and subscribe for effortless episode delivery. Have a suggestion or question for the Kolbecast team? Write to us at podcast@kolbe.org. Interested in Kolbe Academy's offerings? Visit kolbe.org.    

Spencer Moravek, an Evolved Education tutor, talks about student anxiety. He defines anxiety as an energy source. Anxiety burns “hot.” He is curious about the types of energy that students use. Boredom is another energy that students use. He asks, “why is it that it is often overlooked- unlike the energy of anxiety, which is often used and feared.” When students display boredom, we can keep going until we find what is exciting and interesting. PLEASE NOTE: Dorthea Fox is actually Nancy Hart. By using boredom to investigate interest, our classes and learning can become enriched and much more valuable. Spencer has helped many students to use anxiety to become a better student and learner. He talks about how to use that energy to support students. In one instance, he partners with teachers to change up an assignment in order to meet the interests of the student. In another, he builds in a reward system to get through the work he does not wish to do. Spencer also speaks about a study he was involved in while at the Brain and Language Lab at DePaul University. I'd really appreciate it if you would click the like button above and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you! For more information, visit the Evolved Education website at: https://evolveded.com/ © 2021 Mary Miele

AMDG and bonjour! Today, language department chair and French teacher Madame Jenni Mammola joins the cast to share her enthusiasm and insight into the field. She takes on the idea that French can have a reputation as a superfluous or overly romantic “elective” and describes how the language is set to be the third-most spoken language in the world, is important in a variety of industries (including technology), and has had huge influence on how the English language has developed. Madame also talks about the practical side of language learning, from being silly with accents to having unstructured time where academic knowledge can become conversational. And stay tuned, s’il vous plait, to the end of the episode for a special version of the Kolbecast Litany.  Madame Mammola’s tips for increased listening and practice in the home:  *** Parents should always examine resources before sharing with their children. ***  Bolded words below are links: Use YouTube for free episodes of children’s cartoons in French, such as Peppa Pig and Caillou  Select “French language” dubbing on most Disney movies. You can do this on DVD but also on Disney Plus.  Access free children’s audio books in French online.  Animated stories from history in French  Web site full of classic fairy tales as well as children’s songs in French  Watch the news in French. This web site edits the news for young people, complete with animated explanations of current events  France 24 - world news in French and English  TV 5 – bilingual world news as well as free French lessons  Listen to French music! There are many free French playlists available on Amazon Music and Spotify.  This link takes you to a playlist with 600 French songs.     Free online books organized by reading level  Explore masterpieces of art free online by going directly to the Louvre or the Musee d’Orsay  Watch French films kids might enjoy like Le Petit Nicolas (also a book series) and Le Petit Prince (2015 film has both a French and an English-speaking version).  Listen to podcasts. There are many, many podcasts aimed at people who are learning French. A few suggestions (again, review first for any content you don’t want your children hearing): One Thing in a French Day; News in Slow French; Coffee Break French; Duolingo French Podcast  Useful apps for your phone or iPad:   Wordreference (best French dictionary)  Verb2Verbe (conjugate any verb)   Cook! Learn French recipes! Try watching cooking tutorials in French.  Incorporate French traditions into some of your Catholic feast days, for instance, bake a galette des rois for Epiphany, serve crepes on La Chandeleur (Candlemas), or try a buche de noel at Christmas. Read about Poisson d’Avril on April Fool’s.  Have a question or suggestion for the Kolbecast team? Drop us a line at podcast@kolbe.org. Subscribe in your favorite podcast app for effortless episode delivery.  

The Neuroscience of Language Lab at NYU is launching a podcast! We hope to offer a quick and easy way to follow the research in our lab, since staying on top of the tremendous amount of literature in our field is becoming harder and harder. Each episode covers a recent publication and "spotlights" the first author of the paper. Enjoy! Lab website: https://wp.nyu.edu/nellab/ Transcription: https://wp.nyu.edu/neurolinglab/nellabspotlight_trailer/

THE Declarative/Procedural Model: A Neurobiologically Motivated Theory of First and Second Language, Child first language and adult second language are both tied to general-purpose learning systems, and the Neurocognition of Developmental Disorders of Language Prof. Michael Ullman is Professor of Neuroscience, with secondary appointments in the Departments of Psychology and Neurology at Georgetown University. He is Director of the Brain and Language Lab, and Director of the Georgetown EEG/ERP Laboratory. The Brain and Language Lab aims to elucidate how language is learned, represented, and processed in the mind and brain. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scientificsense/support

I was extremely fortunate have the opportunity to interview one of very few researchers who works in Language Acquisition at UCI, and I cannot begin to express how fascinating this field is.

आज कानपुर स्मार्ट न्यूज़ में ट्रैफिक से जुडी हुई खबरे, कॉलेज में खुलेंगी लैंग्वेज लैब और जल भराव से शहर को आराम। 

Faced with a dramatic loss in income when language students stop coming to Mexico, this creative engineer reinvents the model and builds a $1.5 million side hustle.  Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they got the idea, how they overcame challenges along the way, and what the results are.   Share: #SideHustleSchool Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com Twitter: @chrisguillebeau Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stefin's reveling from a recent birthday cake success while Andrea pops into the Language Lab with not one but two new words: joconde and pissaladiere. The hosts review the Pineapple Coconut Curry Loaf recipe from Bake From Scratch and provide their tips to guarantee success. This week's bake along is a Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffin recipe from food blogger Amanda from The Girl Who Bakes. Finally, the hosts give their strategies and share Listener recipe recommendations for your next big bake sale. You can read the complete show notes here. Bake along with Stefin and Andrea in their baking Facebook group, Preheated Baking Podcast Listeners. You can find links to recipes on their baking website www.preheatedpodcast.com, or follow the hosts on Twitter and Instagram, using handle preheatedpod. Join the fun!

Stefin and Andrea are back with their Second Annual Pie School! But before they take a deep dive under the top crust, Andrea updates Stefin on the "nourishing nibbles" she made using new-to-her maca. Did this "pleasant-tasting" powder delight this root-veg loving host? In other nutritional news, Stefin celebrates after losing a pound -- of wheat germ that is! Next up is the first pie of the month: Butterscotch Pie with Curry Crust. Will this unusual flavor combination prove delicious or just a delicious experiment? Turning to that pie essential, crust, both hosts share the recipes they're currently loving, and chat about variations, the options for blind baking (pie beans, pie weights or ... sugar?), and a reminder that pie doesn't have to be square (or perfect) to be a success. Finally, in the Language Lab, Andrea defines "short crust" while Stefin reads from a charming essay on (what else?) leaf-lard pastry. You can read the Show Notes here.Bake along with Stefin and Andrea in their baking Facebook group, Preheated. You can find links to recipes on their baking website www.preheatedpodcast.com, as well as on their Pinterest page. You can also follow the hosts on Twitter and Instagram, using handle preheatedpod. Join the fun!

Andrea and Stefin reconnect after their July hiatus by kicking off a month of potluck and picnic favorites with Ina Garten's Peach & Blueberry Crumble. Stefin briefs listeners on differences she's already noticed in her London kitchen and new favorite grocery store, and Andrea recounts a romantic tale involving historical fiction and hot wings. Unsure about potluck etiquette or if you should avoid a chocolate fountain? Listen in as Andrea talks to etiquette expert Arden Clise to get the nitty-gritty on double-dipping, serving utensils and how to be a gracious host. Finally, the duo step into the Language Lab to differentiate between cobbler, crisp, crumble, slump, grunt and brown Betty. Bake along with Stefin and Andrea in their baking Facebook group, Preheated. You can find all of the recipes on their baking website, www.preheatedpodcast.com. Join the fun!

Sandra Folk runs The Language Lab. She helps clients to communicate. In this podcast, Sandra provides the 3 P's of Communication. Before you start to write Sandra advises to think about 3 important things in your communication. The outcome – your destination. Where do you want to end up at? Think about how to get there by focusing on your goal or objective. Your audience – if you don't know who you want to reach, then you're not going to make it. Your words. It's a message to market match. Sandra advises you focus on a problem to solve. Think meta-cognition. Think about thinking. Think before you speak. She helps clients step-back. Think about what it is they need to do. Then, she figures out how to help clients. Then she helps people by focusing on the 3 P's of communication. Before then, go through those 3 steps just outlined. This is how you write your communication. Be Powerful You must use action oriented verbs. Don't say “I'll look at that tomorrow”, say “I'll review that for you”. Or “I'll take that into consideration” say “I'll consider that”. Use VERBS not nouns. Use the active voice. What YOU are going to do. “I'll get it done by Monday” Avoid the passive voice, its non-committal. Use a thesaurus. Always start with the doer of the action at the beginning of the sentence. Not develop a plan. Say, let's plan that. Sandra mentioned Josh Bernoff – Writing Without Bullshit (Boost Your Career by Saying What You Mean). http://withoutbullshit.com/book Bernoff explains that people write so much, that whoever receives it, they don't even want to look at it. 60% of people read only 50% of an email message. So, if it's too long, you are finished. Start your communication with the most important point first. Then persuade. Present the evidence. Be Persuasive If you want to be persuasive you must use words that appeal to your audience. It's all about the words you choose. Think about grabbing a person's attention in short point-first subject lines on emails. If you were doing a PowerPoint presentation. Use images. Cut the word count. Max 4 points on a slide. Tell stories in presentations. Personalise the point. Know you audience! Be Precise Don't be verbose! Shorten your sentences. Forget about and or semi-colons. Action oriented verbs. Choose the right word. Action-oriented and use the active voice. Use simple tenses. “I reviewed it yesterday, here's what I found.” Use bullet points. Max on an email is 3 short paragraphs. So, be powerful, be persuasive and be precise. How should we implement? Download Sandra's PowerPoint Presentation from http://www.thenext100days.org/41download/. It has some great writing tips. Remind yourself. Don't do ALL of the 3 P's immediately. Get good at PRECISE. #1 Get rid of ands & semi-colons. #2 Use the active voice. #3 Forget the nouns and use active verbs. If you want to contact Sandra directly with a question, her email address is sandrafolk@thelanguagelab.ca You can also sign up for 3 weekly business tips from Sandra on her website home-page. http://www.thelanguagelab.ca/

Welcome to the IELTS Language Lab, brought to you by Peter Travis from ieltsspeaking.co.uk. In this episode we’re going to listen to Andrei who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website. The task was Speaking Practice 18: http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-sample-speaking-test-187/ Describe a time when you bought something for someone. You should say when this was what is was you bought who you bought it for and say how you felt about buying it for them.

Welcome to the IELTS Language Lab, brought to you by Peter Travis from ieltsspeaking.co.uk. In this episode we’re going to listen to Mohamed who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website. The task was Speaking Practice 17: http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-sample-speaking-test-17/ Describe a time when you experienced extreme weather conditions. You should say when this was where you were what the weather was like and say how you felt about the experience.

Welcome to the IELTS Language Lab, brought to you by Peter Travis from ieltsspeaking.co.uk. In this episode we’re going to listen to Graciela who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website. The task was Speaking Practice 12: http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-speaking-sample-test-13/ Describe a business you know that you admire. You should say what this business is what the business sells how long you have known about the business and say why you like it so much.

Welcome to the IELTS Language Lab, brought to you by Peter Travis from ieltsspeaking.co.uk. In this episode we’re going to listen to Peter who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website. The task was Speaking Practice 12: http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-speaking-practice-test-12/ Describe a teacher you once had who you enjoyed being taught by. You should say who this person was when they were your teacher which subject they taught you and describe what it was about their character that you liked.

Welcome to the IELTS Language Lab, brought to you by Peter Travis from ieltsspeaking.co.uk. In this episode we’re going to listen to Baya who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website. The task was Speaking Practice 9: http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-speaking-practice-test-9/ Describe a house or an apartment you would like to live in. You should say: - what kind of accommodation it would be - where it would be - who would live there with you and say why you would enjoy living in this place.

This is the seventh in our series of podcasts aimed at students preparing for the IELTS Speaking exam. The IELTS Language Lab uses the IELTS assessment criteria to examine recordings of students trying IELTS-style Speaking tests. In this episode we’re to going to listen to Andrea who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website. You can find out more about our free materials for IELTS Speaking preparation at our website: http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk

This is the eighth in our series of podcasts aimed at students preparing for the IELTS Speaking exam. The IELTS Language Lab uses the IELTS assessment criteria to examine recordings of students trying IELTS-style Speaking tests. In this episode we’re to going to listen to Amy who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website. You can find out more about our free materials for IELTS Speaking preparation at our website: http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk

This is the sixth in our series of podcasts aimed at students preparing for the IELTS Speaking exam. The IELTS Language Lab uses the IELTS assessment criteria to examine recordings of students trying IELTS-style Speaking tests. In this episode we’re to going to listen to Monica who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website. You can find out more about our free materials for IELTS Speaking preparation at our website: http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk

This is the fifth in our series of podcasts aimed at students preparing for the IELTS Speaking exam. The IELTS Language Lab uses the IELTS assessment criteria to examine recordings of students trying IELTS-style Speaking tests. In this episode we’re to going to listen to Peter who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website. You can find out more about our free materials for IELTS Speaking preparation at our website: http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk

What can parents and teachers do to help young children become successful readers and writers? In what ways does a 2-year-old begin to understand the differences between written words and pictures? Rebecca Treiman, the Burke and Elizabeth High Baker Professor of Child Developmental Psychology, shares recent research that explores how children around the globe take their first steps toward reading and writing. Treiman heads the Reading and Language Lab at Washington University in St. Louis.

This is the forth in our new series of podcasts aimed at students preparing for the IELTS Speaking exam. The IELTS Language Lab uses the IELTS assessment criteria to examine recordings of students trying IELTS-style Speaking tests. In this episode we’re to going to listen to Bashar who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website. You can find out more about our free materials for IELTS Speaking preparation at our website: http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk

This is the third in our new series of podcasts aimed at students preparing for the IELTS Speaking exam. The IELTS Language Lab uses the IELTS assessment criteria to examine recordings of students trying IELTS-style Speaking tests. In this episode we’re to going to listen to Sadia who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website. You can find out more about our free materials for IELTS Speaking preparation at our website: http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk

This is the second in our new series of podcasts aimed at students preparing for the IELTS Speaking exam. The IELTS Language Lab uses the IELTS assessment criteria to examine recordings of students trying IELTS-style Speaking tests. In this episode we’re to going to listen to Clara who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website. You can find out more about our free materials for IELTS Speaking preparation at our website: http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk

This is the first in our new series of podcasts aimed at students preparing for the IELTS Speaking exam. The IELTS Language Lab uses the IELTS assessment criteria to examine recordings of students trying IELTS-style Speaking tests. In this episode we’re to going to listen to Sara who tried one of the free Part 2 practice tests we’ve published on the ieltsspeaking website. You can find out more about our free materials for IELTS Speaking preparation at our website: http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk

The 2012 Provost's Series - a discussion and cocktail reception featured Dr. Karen Froud, Director of the Neurocognition of Language Lab, and Associate Professor of Speech-Language Pathology and Neuroscience and Education at TC. Dr. Froud gave a brief talk on "the Neuroscience of Language and Learning" and a basic demonstration of one of the lab's high density EEG systems.

Presenter Claudia Hammond starts a new series of All in the Mind by joining mothers and babies at a travelling, high-tech language lab in a Children's Centre in London's East End. The testing session is just one of many to be carried out over the next two years in the communities of two of London's most deprived boroughs, Tower Hamlets and Newham. Parents and babies are being invited to participate in a novel psychological study to investigate whether researchers can pick up very early indicators of later language or attention problems in infants as young as 6 months. The babies will be retested and assessed again when they are two years old. The travelling 'babylab' is a high tech computer screen, set up in local children's centres. The baby sits in front of it and is played various videos and sounds aimed at testing how sensitive he or she is to speech and other aspects of their environments. The computer screen also contains a camera and eye movement tracker, so as well as testing the infants it also records all their responses to what they are seeing and hearing. For example, at 6 months old, babies should be very interested in looking at faces and mouths when people are speaking, learning which mouth shapes match particular speech sounds. At this age they are likely to know the difference between the look of a mouth saying 'ba' as opposed to 'ga'. This is part of their earliest language development. If they are not able to make these and other discriminations, it could be a sign of language and other developmental problems to come. This seems to be the case from studies of babies in formal university laboratories. But this new project aims to find out whether reliable predictors of language and learning difficulties can be picked up with testing equipment out in the real world. And in particular in communities at the lower end of the socio-economic scale. Children from this section of society are at greater risk of language and other developmental problems than children in better-off areas. The community testing sessions are also aimed at increasing parents' understanding and appreciation of how their babies learn about language and the world around them, and demonstrating just how clever their infants are - even at 6 months. The research project is run by the University of East London and Birkbeck College London. The psychologists hope their findings will in the future allow the identification of individual children with potential problems at the youngest age possible. The idea is that the earliest that weaknesses are identified, the greater the chance the children can be helped to catch up in the development of their communication and social skills.