The BILREADy project explores whether early bilingualism enhances resilience to dyslexia by promoting hemispheric rebalance. One objective is to develop a child-friendly EEG-neurofeedback system to investigate whether hemispheric rebalance can support language processing in children with difficulties, with the final aim of helping children with developmental dyslexia respond more effectively to speech therapy.
Phonological development plays a key role in learning to read, but this process can be influenced by the environ-ment—particularly in bilinguals who acquire 2 phonological systems. This project investigates how early bilingualism shapes the brain networks supporting reading development. We hypothesise that bilingua...
Long before children begin formal phonics instruction, the foundations of reading and writing are laid through talk, song, stories and meaningful mark-making. What does the research tell us about the motivations behind early literacy development, including the role of high quality books? By Anna Gawthorpe and...
Most research on language and the brain has studied the individual, yet dialogue is the primary form of language use. LaDy aims to link 2 phenomena that capture this joint nature: linguistic alignment in behaviour and neural alignment between brains. Combining EEG hyperscanning with a novel dyadic paradigm, the pro...
Language plays a central role in the development of executive functions (EFs). This forum article discusses how language, as a structured environmental stimulus, can shape EF systems and impact EF outcomes. This has implications for developmental and clinical conditions in which language and EFs are jointly affected, a...
Date presented: April 24, 2026 Primary Author and Speaker: Lorry Liotta-Kleinfeld, lorry.liottakleinfeld@belmont.edu
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