Consultancy

Consultancy in the Centre for Language, Literacy and Numeracy.

Areas of expertise

Our members have considerable expertise in the following areas:

Oral and written language development
Psychological processes in reading and spelling
Specific learning difficulties
Speech, language and literacy difficulties
Typical and atypical language development
Numerical skills development and difficulties
Language development in deafness and hearing impairment.

Projects

We are currently involved in the revision of the national curriculum for English, in the COST action "an integrated and inclusive approach to language and literacy in Europe", in reviews for the nasen journals and in consultancy for the Educational Services of the Falkland Islands Government.

Julie Dockrell has been carrying a consultancy work in the Falklands Islands this February. This is quite a unique consultancy work commissioned by the Educational Services of the Falkland Islands Government. Julie spent two weeks advising the two schools of the island on their Special Educational Needs provision, assessing the needs and advising on appropriate arrangements.

Previous consultancy works include:

Evaluation of Talk for Writing (PDF, Education Endowment Foundation)
Review of the independent report Provision for Children and Young People with Dyslexia

Contact

For further information on our consultancy services, contact Professor Julie Dockrell: j.dockrell@ucl.ac.uk