"Hello! vs. Hello??" How children learn prosody

For 4 -12 year olds who speak English only or who speak English and another language. At this point in the study, only families in which the primary caregiver does not have a bachelor’s or advanced degree are eligible.

The study will take place on a video call, live with a researcher! Clicking on the "Schedule a time to participate" button will send you to an online calendar where you can select a date and time that works for you.

During the study, your child will complete several short games that look at how they understand and produce different types of prosody (tone of voice). In some games, they will hear a sentence and pick a picture that matches what they heard. In others, they will say a sentence that matches what they see.

When we are talking, tone of voice (prosody) can have as much impact on the meaning as the words that we say. The purpose of this study is to look at how children's understanding and production of prosody changes as they get older. We are also interested in seeing how being monolingual or bilingual impacts learning of prosody. Results will help better identify children who need extra help learning to use prosody appropriately.

30 minutes

You will receive a $15 Amazon.com gift card as a thank you for your participation within one week of participation. You are only eligible to receive one gift card per child who participates in this study, and your child must be in the age range for the study visible throughout the study in order to receive the gift card.