Born In Covid Year - Core Lockdown Effects
@BICYCLE_Study
A groundbreaking @ESRC UKRI study exploring the effects of lockdown on early language & cognitive development led by @botting_nikki and @ProfLHenry at @CityLCS.
🌟We are looking for children turning 4 years old to participate in our study 🧸🎉 If your child was born in England just after lockdowns ended (between July 19th and October 19th 2021) you could take part and get a free Amazon Fire Tablet! 🖱️Sign up here: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_89…

So excited to attend the @Booktrust summit this morning in beautiful #Liverpool (my PhD home). Representing @BICYCLE_Study. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
🎉 The BICYCLE study has reached 200 participants 👧🧒🚲 A huge thank you to all the amazing children and parents taking part! We will be recruiting families with children born after lockdown, watch this space for more details 🌟

Families with 4 year olds born in lockdown! We need your help to learn more about early talking and thinking skills. Free tablet for taking part 😎. Please use the QR code in the video below or DM me with any questions! Please also share 🙏🏻
📣 Did Covid lockdowns affect children’s talking and thinking skills? 🗣️We’re looking for 4 years olds born during lockdown to take part in our study 🌟 you get a free Amazon Fire Tablet for taking part! 🎁 Click the link for more details: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9F…
Over 120 families have now taken part! 🙏🏻 We’re still looking for people with children born in the 1st #lockdown to help us find out about #talking & #thinking skills. Take part from home & get a free tablet 😊 We also want to hear from #schools in #London able to help out!

Great to be presenting our @BICYCLE_Study on talking and thinking skills of children born in #Covid lockdowns at the @BPSDevSection conference in #Glasgow @ProfLHenry #BPSDev2024 #SLPeeps

Vanessa Clarke @BBCBreakfast reporting on the children born in #covid and our @BICYCLE_Study #SLPeeps @CityLCS @ProfLHenry
Tune in to @Glennetal, Head of RCSLT Scotland, on @bbcradio yesterday with @botting_nikki. Listen from 2:49. The Bicycle project aims to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the development of talking and thinking in children. @RCSLT @CityUniLondon
You can also read the online @BBCNews article about @BICYCLE_Study @Cat_Davies @ProfLHenry @CityLCS #SLPeeps #School #Teachers #Education bbc.com/news/articles/…
Hear @botting_nikki @CityLCS talking about the @BICYCLE_Study here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… #SLPeeps @ProfLHenry @Cat_Davies
Great to see the @BICYCLE study featuring on @BBCNews this morning. @ProfLHenry #SLPeeps #Teachers
Pandemic babies - those born into 'strange times' - are starting primary school this week. @BBCNews reports on their experiences and how we're investigating #Covid_19 effects through the @BICYCLE_study bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Great day yesterday at our @BICYCLE_Study launch event! #SLPeeps #Covid #Language #talking #thinking

We hear from @AmitSaLT from @RCSLT the importance of early communication for later outcomes and therefore the importance of studies such as @BICYCLE_Study
And Early Years is particularly impacted by covid. Speech and language, vocabulary, toilet training, emotional dysregulation and lower general attainment. Massive impact on early learning goals. @BICYCLE_Study
Headteacher outlining the impact of lockdown on her primary school. Lots of #SEMH needs. @BICYCLE_Study
"we feel like a lost cohort...my daughter has never seen a health visitor" reflections from a parent of a child born in early lockdown @BICYCLE_Study @botting_nikki @ProfLHenry
Our @BICYCLE_Study launch is about to start - @ProfLHenry will be introducing the study shortly. Looking forward to hearing the experiences of a parent, headteacher & from the Head of Research @RCSLT shortly #covidimpact
Viewing the @BICYCLE_Study event today. They are still recruiting babies who were born in lockdown. Let parents of babies born March to June 2020 know. Anywhere in England.