Parents and Preschools

In the LASR Lab, we strive to understand how children process language and music. Usually our research involves playing short computer games with children while their eye movements are tracked. Eye movements are used to determine how long the child is considering options presented in the computer game, and allow us to see how language is being processed in real time. Kids typically think it’s a lot of fun and so do we! We rely on the kindness of preschools and daycares for the majority of our research, and we greatly appreciate your help. We hope you find our research as interesting as we do, and we look forward to working with you in the future!

-The LASR Lab

Study Methods

Our studies with children are designed as fun computer games so that we can gather data without boring them. We use a non-invasive eye tracking method to record eye movements around the computer screen as the child listens to words or music over headphones. Whether you come to our lab or we come out to your child’s school, three researchers from our lab will spend about 30 minutes with each child in a quiet and comfortable setting playing these games. At the end of the session, your child can select a toy from our prize box as a thank you from our lab.

Curious about the types of computer games we use? Contact Dr. Sarah Creel at screel@ucsd.edu to view our password-protected video of some of the tasks we’ve played with kids in the past.

A special thanks to our collaborators!

Adventure Days Preschool, Vista Grande
All Saint’s Nursery School
All Saint’s Episcopal Preschool
Aspirations School of Learning
Ascension Lutheran Church Children’s Center
Aunty Lynn’s Daycare Center
Baldwin Academy Inc
Bay Park Early Learning Center
Bonita Christian Calvary Preschool
Bright Beginnings Learning Academy/ Caring Community
Bright Horizons Family Center
Brilliant Kids Carlsbad Montessori Preschool
Bunny Bears Preschool
Calvin Christian Preschool
Carlsbad Children’s Garden
Carlsbad Country Day School
Carmel Valley FasTracKids
Carmel Valley Preschool
Center for Young Imaginations
Chad Hebrew Academy
Chase Ranch Montessori School
Children’s Atelier Center
Children’s Growing Center
Children’s Paradise
Children’s Villages Preschool
Childtime Learning Center, La Mesa
Childtime Learning Center, Mira Mesa
Christ Lutheran School
Christ the Cornerstone
City Tree Christian School
Clairemont Emmanuel
Coast Kids Preschool
College Avenue Baptist Preschool
College Center Montessori School
College Lutheran Preschool

College Park Preschool
Community Christian Preschool
Community Lutheran Preschool
Congregation Beth Israel
Coronado Baptist
Dayspring Christian Learning
Del Mar Hills Nursery
Dino Daycare and Preschool
Discovery Isle Oceanside
Door to the Future Preschool
Dot to Dot Academy
Early Learner’s Children’s Academy
East Country Christian Preschool
Eastgate Christian School
Emmaus Today Christian School
English Way Preschool
Faith Trolley Preschool
Felicita Montessori Preschool
First Presbyterian Preschool
Fletcher Hills Presbyterian
Foothills Faith Academy
Francis Parker Lower School
Garden Day School
Gethsemane Christian Preschool
Giggles and Smiles Childcare Center
Gluck Childcare Center
Grace Kids Preschool
Grace Lutheran
Grow Smart Children’s Academy
Hilltop Preschool
Holy Family Preschool
Home Avenue Family Center
Honey Bear Preschool and Childcare Center
Horizon Christian Preschool
Imagine Kids Planet
Imperial Beach Preschool
Irma’s Family Daycare

JCC Nierman Preschool
Joyful Hearts Preschool
JUMP Preschool
Kids Care Club, Rancho Peñasquitos
Kids Care Club, 4S Ranch
Kinderhouse Montessori
La Jolla Presbyterian
La Jolla United Methodist Church Nursery School
La Jolla YMCA
La Petite Ecole
Language Academy Preschool
Le Port School Solana Beach
Leucadia Children’s School
Lifetime Montessori
Lighthouse Early Childhood Center
Lil Country Christian Preschool and Kindergarten
Little Lamb Land Christian Preschool
Little Steps Christian
Los Altos Children’s Center
Manchester Family Child Development Center
Merry Go Round Preschool
Mesa College Child Development Center
Mira Mesa Presbyterian
Mission Bay Montessori Academy
Mission Hills Community Preschool
Mission Nazarene Child Care Center
Montessori Children’s House, Encinitas
Montessori Children’s House, Lemon Grove
Montessori Children’s School, Escondido
Montessori Discovery School
Montessori East County Preschool

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