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RASTLE LAB
Do same language subtitles help children learn to read?
Learning to read is the most important milestone of a child's education. However, many children leave primary school with poor reading skills. This project will investigate whether encountering same language subtitles while watching television can improve children's reading. Find out more about the project here.
We are recruiting primary schools and families in the South East to participate in the project. Please complete the form below if you are interested!
EXPERIMENT 1
This experiment uses eye-tracking to investigate whether children in primary school (Years 1 to 6) actually read television subtitles.
Lopukhina, A., van Heuven, W., Crowley, R., & Rastle, K. (2025). Where do children look when watching videos with same-language subtitles? Psychological Science, 36(4), 223-236.
https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976251325789
Read the blog for discussion of results.
EXPERIMENT 2
This experiment tests whether six weeks of experience with television subtitles improves children's reading.
Lopukhina, A., Cooper, H., Hsieh, C-Y., van Heuven, W.J.B., & Rastle, K. (2025). No evidence that same-language subtitles improve reading fluency. Preprint.
Check out our short animation to learn more about Experiment 1 and its key findings.
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