Resources
Discussion Paper
Davies, C., Ebbels, S., Nicoll, H., Syrett, K., White, S., Zuniga-Montanez, C. (2022) Supporting adjective learning by children with Developmental Language Disorder: Enhancing metalinguistic approaches. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 00, 1– 22. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12792
Review article
Davies, C., Syrett, K., Taylor, L., Wilkes, S., & Zuniga Montanez, C. (2022). Supporting adjective learning across the curriculum by 5–7 year olds: Insights from psychological research. Language and Linguistics Compass, 16(11), e12476. https://doi.org/10.1111/lnc3.12476
Learning adjectives in the Early Years and Key Stage 1 classrooms
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SamanthaWilkes.mp4Children’s semantic development: A clinical view
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SaraWhite.mp4Adjective meaning in language development
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KristenSyrett.mp4For access to her presentation slides, please contact Dr Sudha Arunachalam at sudha@nyu.edu
What kinds of adjectives do children hear from their caregivers?
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JamieLingwood.mp4Parental strategies to support toddlers’ processing of adjectives
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ElenaTribushinina.mp4Questions and Takeaways
At the end of the workshop, participants were asked to leave their thoughts on two topics:
In light of what you’ve learned today, please submit a question or suggestion someone outside of your own sector, i.e. for an educator, clinician, or researcher.
What will you pass on to your ‘home’ colleagues from today’s event?
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questions and takeaways padlet.pdfCat's introduction and discussion slides
intro and discussion slides CD.pdfFollow-up projects: September 2021
In the summer of 2021, presenters from the May CPD workshop co-wrote a journal article titled Supporting adjective learning across the curriculum by 5–7 year olds: Insights from psychological research. It discusses findings on adjective development from linguistic, psychological, and pedagogical research, and provides an evidence-based, practical guide for practitioners supporting 5-7 year-old children. This journal article was published in 2022:
Davies, C., Syrett, K., Taylor, L., Wilkes, S., & Zuniga Montanez, C. (2022). Supporting adjective learning across the curriculum by 5–7 year olds: Insights from psychological research. Language and Linguistics Compass, 16(11), e12476. https://doi.org/10.1111/lnc3.12476
We also adapted that article into a short video resource to be used as part of a School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme. You can access it here ->
SCITT_videoFinal.mp4