Reading and Emotion Categorization Study

For children entering Grade 5 for the 2026-2027 school year

Thank you so much for your family’s assistance with our studies of children’s development. To learn more about the Reading and Emotion Categorization Study and for information about participation, please follow the link below or contact our lab at: childemotion@waisman.wisc.edu or 608-890-2525.

 

This study is looking at how reading books helps children to learn about the world and about other people.

Participation takes place over 2 in-lab sessions and includes at home reading activities. Visit 1 is approximately 1.5 hours. Visit 2, scheduled 6 weeks later, is approximately 1 hour. Children choose a prize; parents receive $25 per visit.

Click this link for more information about the study: Reading and Emotion Categorization Study