
Families Needed for Study on Reading Disabilities
Families needed for SickKids research study on the genetics of reading disabilitiesWho can apply?
Children aged 6 to 16 who struggle with reading, and their parents
What’s involved?
- Eligibility screening
- Eligible families come to SickKids hospital in Toronto for one full day of study participation, involving the following:
- Psycho-educational assessment for the child
- Parent interviews and questionnaires
- Blood sample from child and parents
- Following participation, families will receive a detailed report describing the results of their child’s psycho-educational assessment, which may be helpful with educational planning
How do I apply?
Contact Kirsten Blokland, PhD:
kirsten.blokland@sickkids.ca (please carefully note spelling)
416-813-8207
This study is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchStudy recruiting participants until January 2019, and possibly beyond