About Us
En Español
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:
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Check out the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center podcast episode with our Lab Director, Dr. Ann Kaiser, speaking about our current projects (pre-COVID):
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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.
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Click here to help fund our research by making a donation.
All donations are greatly appreciated!
Vanderbilt KidTalk Hola amigos,
¡Por favor compartan esta información! Estamos reclutando activamente para nuestro estudio de EMT en Español. Buscamos familias que hablen Español en casa y que tengan niños de entre 30 y 36 meses de edad que no estén hablando como otros niños de su edad.
Las familias obtienen muchos beneficios:
*Evaluaciones y terapias de lengauje gratuitas en casa con un terapeuta bilingüe.
*$50 en efectivo si califican para el estudio cada vez que participan en las evaluaciones.
* Juguetes y libros para su hijo.
* Entrenamiento a papás y nuestro manual para padres sobre cómo ayudar al desarrollo del lenguaje de sus hijos.
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Hi friends,
Please share this information! We are actively recruiting for our EMT en Español research study. We are looking for Spanish speaking families with kids between 30-36 months old (and that are not talking like other kids their age.)
The families get lots of benefits:
* Free in-home testing and language intervention for their child with a bilingual therapist.
* $50 cash if they qualify for the study each time they participate in assessments.
* Toys and books for their child.
*Parent training and our parent manual on how to help their child's language development!

This language intervention study is looking for toddlers with language delays between 27 to 30 months old. Study participation should last 18 months and will include: assessments every 3 months to track child development, parent handbooks with language support strategies, developmentally appropriate...