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Vanderbilt KidTalk is a research group studying language growth in young children with disabilities. Our intervention is fun, natural and can be done by parents and teachers!

Children who are taught using KidTalk procedures typically learn new vocabulary, talk in longer sentences, and develop strong, positive relationships with their parents, teachers and peers.

Please click on the “PROJECTS” tab above to find more information about our studies.

COVID Resources for families from The Early Childhood Personnel Center:

Click here to view the resources

Check out the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center podcast episode with our Lab Director, Dr. Ann Kaiser, speaking about our current projects (pre-COVID):

Click here to hear the podcast episode

Check out the interview with our Lab Director, Dr. Ann Kaiser, featured in the February 2019 issue of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Notables:

Click here to read the interview!

We were excited to have been featured in the Vanderbilt Research News November 30, 2018 issue.

Click here to read full the story!

Click here to help fund our research by making a donation.

All donations are greatly appreciated!

Vanderbilt KidTalk

KidTalk has a supportive and encouraging staff of psychologists, speech language pathologists, special educators, and counseling professionals who provide language intervention to young children with a range of disabilities. With more than 50 research studies supporting our naturalistic, conversation-based language intervention, children who participate in KidTalk typically learn new vocabulary, talk in longer sentences, and develop strong, positive relationships with their parents, teachers and peers. Many of our studies also include a component of parent training where we teach parents ways they can support their child’s language development. Check out our website for videos, testimonies, and more information about our current projects! You can help fund our research at this link: https://admin.app.vanderbilt.edu/olga/pub/landing?appealCode=2123A

We hope you all can enjoy some time to rest and recharge this holiday season!

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Vanderbilt KidTalk

We are enrolling late talkers (ages 27-30 months) for our virtual language intervention study (using video calls). This is open to anyone in the U.S. You can find more details on the flyer below.

Families who participate receive communication tips, reports, an iPad, toys & books for their kiddos, and money for their time.

Text "MORE" to 847-750-3440 for more information - or if you’d like us to contact you for a screening please complete the survey at this link: https://redcap.nubic.northwestern.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=T9CDKMXM77&fbclid=IwAR2Ab-VOu6kdikHD1e_S4V92fXQZo-O7FImK8s6bm8OSQx0qd0iF1A6fKpQ

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Vanderbilt KidTalk is at Vanderbilt Peabody College.

Vanderbilt Peabody College

Check out lab members, Natalie Formento and Yang Hu, presenting their thesis data for the Vanderbilt Association for Behavior Analysis (VABA) Student Research Day! Well done!

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Vanderbilt Kidtalk

Vanderbilt Kidtalk

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Vanderbilt KidTalk