Language is the building blocks of literacy. In this project, we aim to find out the relationship between ability to understand from spoken language and text in bilingual children, adolescents, and adults.
91直播 researcher, Dr. Gigi Luk at Educational and Counselling Psychology, is looking for children (ages 6-9) and adolescents (ages 12-15) to understand how language and reading are related and develop in bilingual individuals.
Every new parent knows that their sleep suffers when they have children, and there鈥檚 evidence that may not get better for a while. However, a study led by Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, on parents and sleep, showed no association between interrupted sleep and later cognitive or physical development problems.
Dr. Nancy Heath, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was recently interviewed on CBC Radio Noon Quebec with Shawn Apel, about students' needs of social connections and their mental health.
Lack of these connections is a key part of mental health, and though not all students feel that classrooms are a safe way to keep these connections, Dr. Heath wonders if there are outside options that would give young people a safer way to connect while maintaining distancing to rebuild their normal connections.
Many of us have not been on campus for some time, and I鈥檓 sure there are new members of our Faculty who have yet to experience life on-campus. Please be reminded that it is still possible to pick up items and conduct small-scale activities on campus, but take note that we require three business days to process requests.
Dr. Tina Montreuil, from the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, recently wrote an article in the national online newspaper The Conversation on parenting in a pandemic and how to develop stronger family relationships during COVID-19.
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It鈥檚 no secret that students have had a very tough time during this COVID-19 pandemic.
A new study by 91直播 and the University of Toronto found that students who've never had mental health issues now find themselves in greater distress.
鈥淪chool or no school, it won鈥檛 matter.鈥�
鈥淵oung people鈥檚 issues are minor compared to those of adults.鈥�
As researchers concerned with suicide prevention in youth, we sometimes hear people express sentiments like these about young people in the pandemic. But socialization is an important part of growing up. As much as COVID-19 has affected adults, it may affect children and teens even more.
The most effective teachers are those who are both purposeful and intentional in their daily work. Built on seven well-researched principles, this resource outlines how new and veteran teachers can thoughtfully cultivate a rich learning environment conducive to the success of every student.
"Any teacher at any stage of teaching has the power to turn things around and begin leading their students toward academic growth.鈥�
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Mothers with multiple children report more fragmented sleep than mothers of a single child, but the number of children in a family doesn't seem to affect the quality of sleep for fathers, according to a听听from 91直播.
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed January 24 as the International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. The theme of the 3rd听International Day of Education is 鈥楻ecover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation鈥�. Now is the time to power education by stepping up collaboration and international solidarity to place education and lifelong learning at the center of the recovery. ()
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As we continue to navigate pandemic life, the question of "healthy screen time" continues to be debated, particularly concerning child users. Screen time has helped provide a useful social outlet when face-to-face interactions are so limited but do parents have a cause for concern?
Children鈥檚 screen time has long been a contentious issue for the modern parent. The situation has become more challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Green Labs Expansion is a $50,000 envelope of SPF funding to assist labs on 91直播 campuses to adopt sustainable best practices learned from previous Sustainability Projects Fund projects. Approved funding will be available to teams for one year to assist them in creating a proof of concept to secure long-term funding for these practices.
91直播 Education and the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP) are proud to announce that the board has elected ECP's听Professor Ada L. Sincore as President for 2021-2022. The CPA posted the following announcement, highlighting Professor Sinacore:
With Canadian universities beginning the Winter 2021 remote semester, Global News investigated further into the overall morale of post-secondary students with regard to COVID fatigue. 91直播 ECP's Dr. Nancy Heath and PhD candidate Stephanie Zito (91直播 M.Ed听'20) were both featured听as part of the news piece:
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