Parents of toddlers are being asked to help Salford research into the impact of noise on child development.
Salford University researcher George Wright, 22, is looking for participants to work on his investigation into their cognitive development.
Wright and his team need participants aged 30-48 months to take part in their research which has been adapted to their short attention span.
Wright said: “I needed it to be simple, streamlined and familiar as possible, easy for parents to understand and for toddlers to not feel intimidated.”
A researcher will read a book with the toddler in the research room under varied noise conditions such as, road traffic, human speech and silence.
The toddlers will then be asked a series of questions. These sessions will be recorded and analysed by Wright and his team, assessing body language and expressions as well as their answers.
Research is well developed into the impact of noise on adults and older children, but little work has been done on the pre-school age group.
Wright said: “I’ve always been very involved and interested in teaching, learning and development, how it works and how to improve.
“This combined with my pre-existing specialism in noise pollution ended up amalgamating in this project.
“Ultimately I just want to help toddlers learn effectively. If results show noise can be significantly detrimental to them, I’d like to synthesis strategies to minimise these negatives.”
Parents are being offered £10 in exchange for time and travel, as well as a free children’s book.
Anyone interested in being part of the project can email G.wright7@edu.salford.ac.uk.
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