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Claire Forrest

@drC_Fo

Developmental Psychologist | #DevLangDis | #SEMH |📢#SpeakUp4CommRights

 London, England
Joined October 2015
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A few quick responses to today’s announcement from the chancellor. Others will do the detailed analysis of the funding etc much better than me. As a nursery school headteacher here are my 4 key points. A short 🧵 – at Stratford, London
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Some interesting reading given today's budget decision for the #EarlyYears #EYFS #TeacherTwitter 💼💷
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I like this approach - and open and honest conversation WITH students about the pros and cons of using AI for essays👇
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Visiting my parents and accidentally went back in time
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Do any #slpeeps #MySLTDay #WeSpeechies #DevLangDis have resources for hospitalised adults with learning disability?
Dr Abbie Jones (@abbiejones86) profile pictureDr Abbie Jones@abbiejones8624 Dec 2022
Any health psych people able to point me in the direction of resources to support adults with learning disabilities in hospital and injury recovery? Yesterday my sister (30s, Down syndrome) fell and badly broke her ankle. Hard couple of days in and out of hospital with her,
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Absolutely loved seeing how Talking Time was implemented in some of the nursery settings 🤩 Children were engaged, contributed to conversations and repeated teacher talk (e.g. "I wonder...") when looking at the books on their own👧👦📚 🙌
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Alana Colgate and Jackie Thomas sharing some examples of how the Talking Time intervention was implemented in their settings. @UCL_IOE_PHD @Lang_Lit_Num @NuffieldFound @EducEndowFoundn
A screenshot of the Talking Time conference on Zoom, with speaker Alana Colegate at the top and a slide showing a child working on a fixing table.

ALT A screenshot of the Talking Time conference on Zoom, with speaker Alana Colegate at the top and a slide showing a child working on a fixing table.

A screenshot of the Talking Time conference on Zoom, with speaker Jackie at the top and a slide showing what the talking time intervention looked like in their school.

ALT A screenshot of the Talking Time conference on Zoom, with speaker Jackie at the top and a slide showing what the talking time intervention looked like in their school.

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Wendy Lee sharing some of the #languagelearning strategies used in the Talking Time project 👀 @UCL_IOE_PHD @Lang_Lit_Num
A screenshot of the Talking Time zoom conference, with a picture of speaker Wendy Lee and a slide titled 8 Language Learning Strategies.

ALT A screenshot of the Talking Time zoom conference, with a picture of speaker Wendy Lee and a slide titled 8 Language Learning Strategies.

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Wendy Lee talking about using Talking Time in the classroom, while drawing upon the expertise of #nursery educators. @Lang_Lit_Num @UCL_IOE_PHD
A screenshot of the Talking Time zoom conference, with a picture of speaker Wendy Lee and a slide titled enhancing children's oral language outcomes.

ALT A screenshot of the Talking Time zoom conference, with a picture of speaker Wendy Lee and a slide titled enhancing children's oral language outcomes.

A screenshot of the Talking Time zoom conference, with a picture of speaker Wendy Lee and a slide titled integrated intervention and professional learning.

ALT A screenshot of the Talking Time zoom conference, with a picture of speaker Wendy Lee and a slide titled integrated intervention and professional learning.

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@drC_Fo speaking about the children who took part in the Talking Time study, and how this informed intervention to foster their #orallanguage skills. @UCL_IOE_PHD @Lang_Lit_Num
A screenshot of the Talking Time zoom conference, with a picture of speaker Claire Forrest and a slide with children's profiles for grammar & phonological awareness.

ALT A screenshot of the Talking Time zoom conference, with a picture of speaker Claire Forrest and a slide with children's profiles for grammar & phonological awareness.

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Dr Jenna Charlton speaking about the parents who took part in the Talking Time study and their concerns, as part of the Talking Time conference. @Lang_Lit_Num @UCL_IOE_PHD
A screenshot of a zoom conference, with speaker Dr Jenna Charlton at the top and the title slide below: Setting the scene: The parents of the Talking Time study

ALT A screenshot of a zoom conference, with speaker Dr Jenna Charlton at the top and the title slide below: Setting the scene: The parents of the Talking Time study

A screenshot of a zoom conference, with speaker Dr Jenna Charlton at the top and a slide titled parental concerns below.

ALT A screenshot of a zoom conference, with speaker Dr Jenna Charlton at the top and a slide titled parental concerns below.

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Dr @juliangrenier highlighting how language intervention in the early years can have a lasting impact on children's lives. @Lang_Lit_Num @CIE_IOE #TalkingTime
A screenshot of a zoom conference with a picture of speaker Julian Grenier and a slide describing findings from the EIF 'Language as a Wellbeing Indicator' report

ALT A screenshot of a zoom conference with a picture of speaker Julian Grenier and a slide describing findings from the EIF 'Language as a Wellbeing Indicator' report

A screenshot of a zoom presentation, with a video of speaker Julian Grenier and a slide highlighting the benefits of children receiving frequent examples of language models.

ALT A screenshot of a zoom presentation, with a video of speaker Julian Grenier and a slide highlighting the benefits of children receiving frequent examples of language models.

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"If we care about equity, we need to care about children's oral language" Hearing from @juliangrenier on some of the challenges or oral language in the early years and how we can start to address these, as part of the Talking Time conference. @UCL_IOE_PHD @Lang_Lit_Num
A zoom screenshot of a presentation from The East London Research School and Dr. Julian Grenier on the challenges of oral language in the early years.

ALT A zoom screenshot of a presentation from The East London Research School and Dr. Julian Grenier on the challenges of oral language in the early years.

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Professor Julie Docrell kicking off The Talking Time conference hosted by us here at @CIE_IOE #ucl @UCL_IOE
Diagram showing what the environment affords for Talking time intervention

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A brilliant evening yesterday sharing some of the things we've been working on for the past 18 months. Thank you to all those involved - such a brilliant community of educators and researchers committed to helping improve #OralLanguage in the #EarlyYears
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Starting now!🥳 The Talking Time Study conference highlighting the importance of oral language in the early years. @Lang_Lit_Num @UCL_IOE
A slide from the presentation with the title and names of funders & collaborators, with Prof. Julie Dockrell in a small speaker box.

ALT A slide from the presentation with the title and names of funders & collaborators, with Prof. Julie Dockrell in a small speaker box.

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Dr Keri Wong@DrKeriWong26 Oct 2022
Need real world reesarch examples for your methods class? Try these clips!👇 1) @Vaxpacstudy How parents make vaccine decisions for children?youtu.be/u_4L0ZVQx_w 2) @copewellstudy How has covid impacted BME grps+ what support do they need? youtu.be/9XI5-5rILSc @UKRI_News
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A study of COVID19 vaccine acceptance of 80 UK and Japan parents wi...

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this is so beautiful. the book sounds brilliant and the interaction is fantastic! especially loving how the dad explains the exclamation point 😁
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i'm going to have to politely decline 🙃
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The CAMH journal@TheCAMH23 Sep 2022
EARLY BIRD OFFER ENDS 29/09/22 – Judy Dunn International Conference 2022 on Speech & #DevLangDis A fantastic opportunity to learn more about identifying & ameliorating children’s language difficulties Book now: bit.ly/3KuZi9R Pls share @botting_nikki @calmcbu @drC_Fo
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kale is gross. fact.👇
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🚨📢How to support #CYP with #SLCN written from the student's perspective 👇Great explainer for any #teachers with new students with #language and #communication difficulties #TeacherTwitter #EduTwitter #DevLangDis sites.google.com/view/thisis…
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DLD is a hidden disability. It's more common than autism and two children in every classroom have it. Having DLD is lonely because no-one understands. My name is Ellen and I'd like to share with you...

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