Child Development and Learning Research Group Seminars

Hybrid presentations will take place on Tuesdays at 12.45pm-2pm in Seminar Room K/L Bruner Building (except for 25th November in Room E from 4pm to 5.30pm). Most of our speakers will present in person.

All are welcome.

Convenor in MT 2025: Professor Sonali Nag
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser: Professor Sonali Nag (University of Oxford)
Organising department: Department of Education

Talks:

Tuesday 3 February 2025

Linguistic and cognitive correlates of Arabic literacy: concurrent and longitudinal evidence
Date: 3 February 2026, 12:45 - 14:00
Speaker : Sana Tibi (Florida State University)
Venue: 15 Norham Gardens, 15 Norham Gardens OX2 6PY
Venue Details: Seminar Room E
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 February 2025

Risk Factors for Poor Reading: Beyond Phonological Deficits
Date: 10 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Margaret Snowling (University of Oxford)
Venue: 15 Norham Gardens, 15 Norham Gardens OX2 6PY
Venue Details: Seminar Room A
Organiser: Professor Sonali Nag (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 17 February 2025

The influence of activity context on the quality of support for children’s oral language development in English nurseries
Date: 17 February 2026, 12:45 - 14:00
Speaker : Keeley Dobinson (Department of Education, University of Oxford)
Venue: 15 Norham Gardens, 15 Norham Gardens OX2 6PY
Venue Details: Seminar Room E
Organiser: Professor Sonali Nag (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 24 February 2025

The Role of Self-Regulation in Young Children’s Digital Choices, Behaviours, and Reactions
Date: 24 February 2026, 12:45 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Steven Howard (University of Oxford)
Venue: 15 Norham Gardens, 15 Norham Gardens OX2 6PY
Venue Details: Seminar Room E
Organiser: Professor Sonali Nag (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 March 2025

Assessing Executive Functions in Primary School Classrooms: Reliability and Validity of an Ecological Momentary Cognitive Assessment
Date: 3 March 2026, 12:45 - 14:00
Speaker : Henry Tsz Fung Lo (Department of Education, University of Oxford)
Venue: 15 Norham Gardens, 15 Norham Gardens OX2 6PY
Venue Details: Seminar Room E
Organiser: Professor Sonali Nag (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 March 2025

TBC
Date: 10 March 2026, 12:45 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue: 15 Norham Gardens, 15 Norham Gardens OX2 6PY
Venue Details: Seminar Room E
Organiser: Professor Sonali Nag (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Editors: Hannah Freeman, Heather Sherkunov, Kristina Khoo, Shaena Sinclair