The Reading Lab targets a range of areas in psycholinguistics and corpus linguistics, with a focus on:
- cognitive and socio-demographic predictors of literacy and reading comprehension in adults across languages;
- individual differences in word recognition and text reading among low-literacy and typical readers;
- experimental and classroom studies of word learning and vocabulary acquisition;
- processing of morphologically complex words;
- emotional and sensorimotor components of language production and comprehension;
- aging and language;
- creation of data resources for psycholinguistic and computational-linguistic research
Our research paradigms include eye-tracking, behavioral studies, large-scale norming studies, and quantitative analyses of written and spoken corpora.
Reading Lab Media
Researchers team up with CBC Kids to make closed captions better
Closed captions play a crucial role in making the viewing experience accessible for children with hearing impairments and limited language proficiency. That’s why pediatrics researcher . . .
Events underscore humanities and social sciences’ key role in shaping brighter future
Several recent national events dedicated to envisioning a better future have underscored the vital role interdisciplinary work incorporating the humanities and social sciences play in . . .
The Narratives of War shares testimony of 1,500 Ukrainian civilians
A collaboration between McMaster and Ukrainian researchers has collected first-hand accounts of war from more than 1,500 civilians affected by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. . . .
Far from home, Ukrainian scholar works to keep her language alive
More than 8,000 kilometres away from her family home in Crimea, linguist Alina Dochu often finds herself thinking about her grandmother’s quşaq, a highly ornamental . . .
Local focus with national impact: Future of Canada Project funds 9 new interdisciplinary research projects
This week, the Future of Canada Project announced it will fund nine new interdisciplinary research projects at McMaster. “These new projects will address some of the . . .
Storytelling project forges connections with seniors
Researchers with McMaster’s Reading Lab are hoping a new community writing project that connects older adults with student volunteers will alleviate seniors’ isolation and loneliness . . .
Ten McMaster researchers named Canada Research Chairs
Ten McMaster researchers across four faculties have been named Canada Research Chairs as part of a national strategy to make this country a global leader in . . .
Even in a pandemic, McMaster research and collaboration on aging and mobility continues
The McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) and the Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging (LCMA) held its annual research showcase last week to . . .
MIRA awards $75,000 in funding for COVID-19 research with focus on older adults
The Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging (LCMA) and the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) have announced the recipients of the Labarge COVID-19 . . .
MIRA awards Mac researchers more than $500,000 for work in mobility and aging
Thirteen McMaster research projects, from every faculty and a wide range of disciplines, have received funding totalling more than $500,000 from the McMaster Institute for . . .
Canadians’ and Americans’ Twitter language mirrors national stereotypes
A new study examining differences in the language used in nearly 40-million tweets suggests national stereotypes—Canadians tend to be polite and nice while Americans are . . .
Collaborating across an ocean
McMaster’s Centre for Advanced Research in Experimental and Applied Linguistics (ARiEAL) has partnered with the University of Turku’s Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology in . . .
Faculty of Humanities celebrates “leaders of today and tomorrow”
More than 250 Humanities students, faculty, family and friends, gathered recently in Convocation Hall for the Faculty of Humanities 36th Annual Award Assembly. During the . . .
McMaster awarded six new CRCs, $8.9M to support research excellence
McMaster has been awarded six new Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) and three renewals, bringing a total of $8.9M in new funding from a federal program . . .
New research could take hopelessness out of depression
People with depression can’t even imagine what it feels like to not be depressed. People who aren’t depressed, however, are more easily able to empathize with . . .