EAL.children

We are psychologists, education specialists and linguists investigating how to support EAL children's language development @ceciletje

[QBEx @QBExProject]

We are recruiting #monolingual #bilingual & #trilingual 5-8-year-old children from the north of England for our study on #LanguageDevelopment & #EAL. See more details about the study on the flyer or on this link: https://t.co/w8M9Xos5va

[QBEx @QBExProject]

Are you a parent of a 5-8-year-old who speaks 1, 2, or 3 languages? Do you live in York, Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool or anywhere in between? If yes & if interested to participate in our study on language development, please get in touch at [email protected]

[EAL.children @EAL_children]

Speech & Language stand at #ALC22, showcasing research on reading assessment, supporting reading development, and on the effect of the pandemic on children's language, their attitudes to learning, and multilingual practices in the home.

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

A study of 355k UK primary school students finds reading achievement in one year predicts maths achievement the next year more strongly than the other way round suggesting "acquiring good reading skills is highly relevant for developing mathematics skills" https://t.co/mqsF5mEejA

[QBEx @QBExProject]

We're pleased to see our consensus study on quantifying #bilingual experience in children available online. This was a collaborative effort of 132 #researchers, #teachers and #SLTs from 29 countries. The paper is freely available here: https://t.co/FE7v6NpTWi

[EAL.children @EAL_children]

If you are an early childhood practitioner looking for resources to support newcomer children, check out the excellent videos on Mother Tongues YouTube channel.
https://t.co/QiJ9Jb6IKa
https://t.co/4IHsWOA9L2

[QBEx @QBExProject]

We've been busy in the past few months! Currently we are validating the #Q-BEx #questionnaire in 3 countries and working with #teachers and #SLTs on determining a school-optimised and SLT-optimised version of the tool. Read more here: https://t.co/xCFe3wTjJ9

[EAL.children @EAL_children]

@ian_cushing @EALDominicB Vocabulary interventions *conceal* inequalities???? Are you denying that they are beneficial for the children they target?

[EAL.children @EAL_children]

https://t.co/qisd4mTSTa

[QBEx @QBExProject]

Are you a researcher/teacher/SLT who has used the Q-BEx questionnaire to collect language background data with multilingual families/children? Please give us your views via this 5-minute form: https://t.co/2bpUIBtn6S
Your input to improve the Q-BEx is key! Thanks and please RT

[EAL.children @EAL_children]

Inspiring praise for Saturday schools as a foundation for dual identity & culture, confidence, and resilience. All through the heritage language.
https://t.co/nYcwg5OHWZ

[QBEx @QBExProject]

We have just released the Q-BEx questionnaire design documentation (https://t.co/wi8PSha0Ml) and the updated manual (https://t.co/edcYbh2v3C) explaining how the questionnaire was created and how to use it. A useful resource for work with #bilingual and #trilingual children

[QBEx @QBExProject]

Join our study validating the Q-BEx questionnaire for documentation of #bilingualism and #trilingualism in #PrimarySchool children: https://t.co/hNhRRx4P80

[Language Sciences @CamLangsci]

Are you raising a child in a #trilingual family? We want to hear from YOU!

We're researching which factors influence whether trilingual kids end up using all three languages.

To take part, complete the 30-minute online questionnaire below!

https://t.co/fa82b2q2yz

[EAL.children @EAL_children]

The @QBExProject is recruiting primary schools in the Leeds area to participate in the validation of a new online parental questionnaire to generate the language profile of individual EAL children. Please get in touch! https://t.co/9HNtxUr4kO

[Anna Weighall @DrAnnaWeighall]

Excellent lectureship opportunity to come and join our lovely school of education! Please RT! https://t.co/KIMvyOvzuw @Emily_EAL @DrIanKellar @EducationSheff @EducationSheff @PsychologyNTU @LeedsPsyc @YorkPsychology @EAL_research @EAL_children

[QBEx @QBExProject]

Interesting reflections from @DraskoKascelan (@QBExProject) on the challenges of documenting children's #bilingual experience through questionnaires

[Ludovica Serratrice @ludoserratrice]

Calling #SLT colleagues working with multilingual children to complete this important cross-national survey.

Please share @lilacCourt @Engage_DLD @Cat_Davies @EmmaPagnamenta @bangerasai @Seasaltbrighton @vjoffe @APinchofSaLTs @MulticultureMum @WFarahslt @IlyehNahdiSLT