Discovery Search Box
Specific library databases
- Communication and Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new windowCovers journals in communications and mass media, including communication studies and communication science and disorders
- ERIC (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowProvides indexing and abstracts for journals and ERIC documents in areas relating to education at all levels. | Watch video tutorial
- PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowContains nearly two million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations, all in the field of psychology
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Use Google's search capability to locate scholarly materials. Use these instructions to learn how to link Google Scholar to the library's resources. This will allow you to access more full-text articles and place interlibrary loan requests.
Topics
Topics: Choose one of the following topics related to language acquisition and development (NOT on treatment):
- Gesture development: the role it plays in language development
- Language development in Late Talkers- how these children develop differently from TD peers
- Language development in Special Populations- e.g., autism, Down syndrome, other syndromes, prematurity (pick one)
- Language development facilitators- child directed speech, social interaction, etc. (stick to brain research or qualitative studies describing how these facilitate language without being specific intervention strategies)
- Language development in bilingual or multilingual individuals (may also include speakers of dialect)
- Language development in Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals- (verbal and/or manual communication)
- Emergent literacy- early reading development (when does this begin in children- what are developmental milestones)
Accessing DIgital Library Resources from Off-Campus
When you access library resources from off campus, you will be prompted to enter your UM username and password (the same username and password you use for Canvas).
When accessing some of our digital content, you may first see the screen shown above. Disregard the login portion of this screen. Instead, type "Montevallo" in the search field under "Let's Find Your Institution." Select "University of Montevallo" from the search results. You will then see the screen where you will log-in with your UM username and password.