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Spring 2009 Newsletter - New! June 29, 2009 Get the latest VL2 newsletter here! VL2 exhibits at CAID conference June 29, 2009 During June 24-26, VL2 had an exhibition at the Council of American Instructors of the Deaf (CAID). VL2 Seeking Science Director June 10, 2009 VL2 is seeking to fill an opening in the position of VL2 Science Director, a senior leadership position within the center. Neural Basis of Single-Word Reading in Bilingual Adults January 27, 2009 Hearing English-Spanish bilinguals show a divergence in brain activity from monolinguals when reading single words, a pattern not shown by hearing ASL-English bilinguals.

VL2 completes meta-analysis on role of Phonological Awareness in deaf readers January 27, 2009 Phonological coding ability explains only 11% of the variation in reading ability of deaf readers, across a broad spectrum of studies. Research Highlight: Dudis developing model to explicate imagery in signed languages January 27, 2009 Better descriptive precision may better enable the study of imagery in ASL and its role in learning. VL2 Summer Undergraduate Intern Program June 10, 2009 Four Undergraduate students have begun an intensive 10-week paid research internship under the mentorship of Pilar Pinar and Peter Hauser. VL2 is supporting this program through a supplemental NSF grant.