Born In Covid Year - Core Lockdown Effects

A groundbreaking @ESRC UKRI study exploring the effects of lockdown on early language & cognitive development led by @botting_nikki and @ProfLHenry at @CityLCS.

[Born In Covid Year - Core Lockdown Effects @BICYCLE_Study]

🌟We are looking for children turning 4 years old to participate in our study 🧸🎉 If your child was born in England just after lockdowns ended (between July 19th and October 19th 2021) you could take part and get a free Amazon Fire Tablet! 🖱️Sign up here:
https://t.co/J448684EoZ

[Born In Covid Year - Core Lockdown Effects @BICYCLE_Study]

📚 Do you want to learn about your child’s talking and thinking development? 💭🗣️ If your child was born just after lockdowns ended you could take part in our study! 🎉 The study is online so you can take part from anywhere in England. More info: https://t.co/JHLrjI2WsV

[Born In Covid Year - Core Lockdown Effects @BICYCLE_Study]

Our friends at @UniOfYork are looking for babies with Down Syndrome to take part in their study, follow this link to find out more about the study! https://t.co/glq0Dq7ebm

[Born In Covid Year - Core Lockdown Effects @BICYCLE_Study]

🖱️Click the link for more info and to sign up: https://t.co/J448684EoZ

[Born In Covid Year - Core Lockdown Effects @BICYCLE_Study]

☀️🌻Looking for something fun and educational to do with your child this summer? If your child is turning 4 you could take part in our research study ✨ You get a free tablet and learn more about your child’s talking and thinking development! 💭🗣️

[Born In Covid Year - Core Lockdown Effects @BICYCLE_Study]

🎉 The BICYCLE study has reached 200 participants 👧🧒🚲 A huge thank you to all the amazing children and parents taking part! We will be recruiting families with children born after lockdown, watch this space for more details 🌟

[Nikki Botting @botting_nikki]

Families with 4 year olds born in lockdown!

We need your help to learn more about early talking and thinking skills. Free tablet for taking part 😎.

Please use the QR code in the video below or DM me with any questions!

Please also share 🙏🏻

[Nikki Botting @botting_nikki]

So excited to attend the @Booktrust summit this morning in beautiful #Liverpool (my PhD home). Representing @BICYCLE_Study.

https://t.co/TskCbmKwZO

[Born In Covid Year - Core Lockdown Effects @BICYCLE_Study]

Over 120 families have now taken part! 🙏🏻

We’re still looking for people with children born in the 1st #lockdown to help us find out about #talking & #thinking skills.

Take part from home & get a free tablet 😊

We also want to hear from #schools in #London able to help out!

[Born In Covid Year - Core Lockdown Effects @BICYCLE_Study]

Great to be presenting our @BICYCLE_Study on talking and thinking skills of children born in #Covid lockdowns at the @BPSDevSection conference in #Glasgow @ProfLHenry #BPSDev2024 #SLPeeps

[Nikki Botting @botting_nikki]

Vanessa Clarke @BBCBreakfast reporting on the children born in #covid and our @BICYCLE_Study

#SLPeeps @CityLCS @ProfLHenry

[RCSLT Scotland @rcsltscot]

Tune in to @Glennetal, Head of RCSLT Scotland, on @bbcradio yesterday with @botting_nikki. Listen from 2:49. The Bicycle project aims to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the development of talking and thinking in children. @RCSLT @CityUniLondon

[Born In Covid Year - Core Lockdown Effects @BICYCLE_Study]

You can also read the online @BBCNews article about @BICYCLE_Study

@Cat_Davies @ProfLHenry @CityLCS

#SLPeeps #School #Teachers #Education

https://t.co/zJk85xNw1t

[Born In Covid Year - Core Lockdown Effects @BICYCLE_Study]

Hear @botting_nikki @CityLCS talking about the @BICYCLE_Study here: https://t.co/f90bI66NlZ

#SLPeeps @ProfLHenry @Cat_Davies

[Born In Covid Year - Core Lockdown Effects @BICYCLE_Study]

Great to see the @BICYCLE study featuring on @BBCNews this morning.

@ProfLHenry #SLPeeps #Teachers

[Prof Catherine Davies @Cat_Davies]

Pandemic babies - those born into 'strange times' - are starting primary school this week. @BBCNews reports on their experiences and how we're investigating #Covid_19 effects through the @BICYCLE_study https://t.co/MR7w7YPZ7c

[Born In Covid Year - Core Lockdown Effects @BICYCLE_Study]

Great day yesterday at our @BICYCLE_Study launch event!

#SLPeeps #Covid #Language #talking #thinking

[Elisabeth Hill @ElisabethLHill]

We hear from @AmitSaLT from @RCSLT the importance of early communication for later outcomes and therefore the importance of studies such as @BICYCLE_Study

[Elisabeth Hill @ElisabethLHill]

"we feel like a lost cohort...my daughter has never seen a health visitor" reflections from a parent of a child born in early lockdown @BICYCLE_Study @botting_nikki @ProfLHenry