Outreach
Here are a few highlights of some of the public engagement activities I've been involved in to date. These include workshops and interactive events for families, practitioners and teachers.
Impact of the pandemic on children’s language and communication
BBC Radio Interview, S4C News Feature and BBC News Article on the potential impact of the pandemic on children’s language and communication skills.
Festival of Social Sciences
Interactive Session on child bilingualism with the Child Bilingualism Lab at Bangor University. These two events were held in Bangor and Cardiff in October 2022.
Raising awareness bilingualism in Down syndrome
BBC Radio Interview and BBC News Articles in English and Welsh on the bilingualism in Down syndrome project. This includes a radio feature on bilingualism research on BBC Cymru's Dros Ginio segment.
Alcohol-Related Brain Damage Awareness
BBC Radio Wales – Eye on Wales and BBC News Articles. Feature on Alcohol-Related Brain Damage Awareness project
Bilingual development in children with Down syndrome
A workshop for families and practitioners held at Cardiff Met University on the project to present thw findings relating to bilingualism in children with Down syndrome.
University of South Wales
Workshops
Graduation
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