Children learn new words using the same method as robots according to psychologists. This suggests that early learning is based not on conscious thought but on an automatic ability to associate…
Seminars, News, Events & Blog - Word learning
During term time, I study for my Psychology degree at Lancaster University, but for 6 weeks during the summer holiday I have had the amazing opportunity to work as a LuCiD intern at the Lancaster…
The world is an incredibly complicated place when it comes to learning your first words. Imagine a toddler playing with a toy duck, a toy rabbit, and a brand new, orange toy with a very long neck. The
We know that the way in which words are presented will affect how children learn them. Some words refer to amazing and exciting things (chocolate, birthday, santa!!), but some refer to things that we
In order to understand a language, we need to learn to spot the individual words it contains, and we need to figure out whether these words are following any particular sets of rules. This is…
Dr Teodora Gliga will present the next LuCiD seminar on understanding word learning difficulties in autism. The seminar will take place from 11.00-12.30 on Tuesday 2nd February at the Lancaster…