Leeds Child Lab

At the Leeds Child Development Unit we study how children learn to communicate. Visit our website and get involved!

[Prof Catherine Davies @Cat_Davies]

Excited to start recruiting to our @BICYCLE_Study investigating the development of kids born during Covid lockdowns. If you had a child Mar 23-Jun 23 2020 and live in England please consider joining our study. Scientific progress, fun games + Amazon fire in return 😊🚲

[Prof Catherine Davies @Cat_Davies]

Publication day!

Sustained benefits of early childhood education and care (ECEC) for young children’s development during COVID-19 https://t.co/6sXu0MdqjU

with @SDDS_UK @ESRC @ShannonPKong @alexhendry @NathanArcher1 Michelle McGillion, Nayeli Gonzalez-Gomez @CeciZunigaM 1/

[Prof Catherine Davies @Cat_Davies]

📢Our new @ESRC project is hiring! Seeking an RA and RF with expertise in #language & #memory in children growing up during #covid19. Opportunity to join an ace collab team @ProfLHenry @botting_nikki @LaShaps1 @warwickpsych @BrookesBabyLab @OxExpPsy @Aston_IHN @AstonPsychology

[Prof Catherine Davies @Cat_Davies]

📢Language/literacy researchers and practitioners: I'm seeking names/contacts of people working specifically on impacts of #covid on #language development in 0-7 year olds. Expanding my network in this area for a project, and trying not to overlook people I'm unaware of!

[OxfordSparks @OxfordSparks]

📽️ NEW VIDEO! 'A Book at Bedtime' 📖

We all love a good #story. But what role do #books play in children's #language development? Find out with @NickyJDawson & @emljames 📚

With special thanks to @TheStoryMuseum

Watch the full version at: https://t.co/UHphE6dzFZ 1/2

[Prof Catherine Davies @Cat_Davies]

The First 1000 Days Yorkshire is hiring! Two Research Fellow posts (fulltime to Feb 2026) on an interdisc project investigating how supporting early parenting can impact language and cog dev, healthy behaviours, and support for disabilities. Closes 8 May. https://t.co/elKHPenZeN

[Prof Catherine Davies @Cat_Davies]

New @SDDS_UK paper showing link between caregiver sensitivity and kids' vocab during covid. Carer sensitivity stable throughout the evolving lockdowns.
Little paper with a big effort; thanks to our 100 families and all RAs for extensive videocoding https://t.co/Ob8BRpNvC8

[Child Friendly Leeds @Child_Leeds]

Thank you to Princess Catherine (Kate Middleton) for championing this nationally and launching with us here with @LeedsCC_News 👍

A fantastic resource to encourage everyone to play their part in early years & start the conversations!

https://t.co/FNOJ6bccDR

[ICKLE Project @IckleProject]

Shared Reading Guidance for Parents & Carers

https://t.co/LqFB6pd4PE

Proud to be partnering with @Leeds_Learning @Child_Leeds @leedslibraries to promote a new guide for parents and carers on how to best support young children through shared reading.

[Leeds Child Lab @LeedsCDU]

The Communication Offer is a directory of services and resources to support speech, language and communication development in Leeds. @LCHNHSTrust https://t.co/ywR0uunINb

[Elspeth Wilson @elspeth_wilson]

New preprint: 'Children’s developing conversational and reading inference skills: a call for a collaborative approach', with the amazing @ProfKateCain @Cat_Davies @DrJennyG @drhollyjoseph @ludoserratrice and Margreet Vogelzang #xprag #primaryliteracy
https://t.co/h7WtFlBRAR /

[Prof Catherine Davies @Cat_Davies]

New paper out on supporting #adjective learning in #DLD using #ShapeCoding. 2nd researcher-practitioner project from my @ESRC #newinvestigator grant. With @SusanEbbels @nicoll_hilary @kristensyrett @SarahWhiteSLT @CeciZunigaM #OpenAccess Summary🧵

https://t.co/LRKEAk346z

[Prof Catherine Davies @Cat_Davies]

New paper on #vocabulary development by/with/for language literacy researchers and practitioners. With @kristensyrett @CeciZunigaM @LucyTaylor70 + Sam Wilkes #educationuk #teacheruk #teacherusa #teachertwitter #esrc #openaccess 🧵
https://t.co/HxsWa05hwL

[Leeds Child Lab @LeedsCDU]

So much love for this amazing initiative 💜

[We're not here anymore - formerly @UoYLibrary @UoYLibrary]

We're really excited to tell you that our new Family Study Room is officially open! 👶

It's for students with children, so you can work while they play. It's located on floor 0 of the Burton. #UoYTips

Read our announcement here, and share far & wide!
https://t.co/c7PAHoA9Ck

[ICKLE Project @IckleProject]

New ICKLE animation summarising findings for parents and carers. Massive thanks to
@UniLeedsEngage

Find it here; https://t.co/FB5MOBmAB8

@Cat_Davies @DrPJClarke @DrHannahNash @PeterHartPhD @ESRC @LeedsNews
@Education_Leeds @UoLSSI @UniversityLeeds @educationgovuk

[Leeds Child Lab @LeedsCDU]

Check out our research-to-practice piece in the current issue of @rcslt_bulletin describing how we worked with @HelloLeeds and @LCHNHSTrust to provide the evidence base behind their Top Ten Tips for Talking https://t.co/SgjcMA6KdE #SLTpeeps

[Leeds Child Lab @LeedsCDU]

@DrHannahNash @RASPLeeds Shared. Good luck with the study!

[Leeds Child Lab @LeedsCDU]

Calling 9-11 year-olds and their grownups! Psychology @UniversityLeeds is recruiting to learn more about the relationship between sleep and reading.

[Reading and Sleep Project (RASP) @RASPLeeds]

Would your child like to take part in an exciting psychological experiment? We are looking for children aged 9-11 to participate in our reading and sleep project. For more information, please email [email protected]
#psychology #psychologicalresearch #academictwitter

[Prof Catherine Davies @Cat_Davies]

Did you become a new parent during the pandemic? If so, teams at @sheffielduni & @warwickuni would love to hear your story and how you have found becoming a parent during this unprecedented time. Make your voice heard. https://t.co/2XCKTSflUy

[Baby & Child Research Center @BRCnijmegen]

For the last day of #SciCommSeptember, here's a shoutout to the amazing baby labs and child development research groups all around the world! Tagging some below 👇🏼 Make sure to follow them for all things developmental science! 🎉