OWL is an oral language programme we developed in 2021 and 2022, covering a range of topics supporting parents, children and those working in the childcare profession. This was kindly funded by Dormant Accounts Funds.
Resources developed as part of this programme can be found below.
The Power of Reading with Neil Griffiths, Educator and developer of Storysacks
Speech and Language workshops with Melissa Lanigan, Speech and Language Therapist
Behaviour with Behavioural specialist and educational psychologist, Simone Coleman
We developed Bookmarks with reading tips and Recommended picture book guide, which can be downloaded.
Author and illustrator Alan Nolan showed us how to draw animals from his book - Animal Cracker - click on the videos to draw along!
Author Shane Casey read from his series of dyslexia friendly books. Click on the book below to enjoy the story.
We held a series of online sessions with our partners, The Reading Academy, whose online talks included: Diagnosis Dyslexia ; Your Child and Dyslexia; Paired Reading and How to practice memory words.
Dr. Mary Roche visited us for a series of workshops in November which Looked at a range of activities that parents/caregivers can use to develop oral language and comprehension, Examined and explored how we might engage in reading picture books with young children, Discussed reading aloud strategies and different types of conversations that can be developed around reading, and Explored age-appropriate books for young children.
Other events held: Winter Reading Challenge , Zine workshops, Wreath making folklore literacy workshops , lego literacy workshops and musical storytimes