Research for the Real World: S14E01
Dr Claire Forrest
Research Fellow
Centre for Language, Literacy and Numeracy: Research & Practice (LLNR&P)
Dr Forrest is a Developmental Psychologist with an interest in language development, developmental disorders, emotion regulation and social functioning.
Our presenter Emily MacLeod finds out about Dr Forrest’s projects involving nursery settings in England’s northeast and London, working in conjunction with staff, parents, carers and children themselves.
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- Dr Claire Forrest’s research profile
- The CHAT Project
- Talking With Your Children: Activities For Parents to Help Nursery Children's Speaking and Listening Skills
- Centre for Language, Literacy and Numeracy: Research & Practice (LLNR&P)
- Department of Psychology and Human Development
- Research for the Real World podcast
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