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New preprint - 'From salience to semantics: multilevel hierarchical contingencies organise parent-infant joint attention' by Pierre Labendzki, Marta Perapoch Amadó with Louise Goupil, Emily Jones and others from @UEL_BabyDevLab DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.26638.47686

Looking forward to reading this from Bloomsbury Education Interesting to read the science behind it, with practical ideas. I think a lot of children are struggling with this since the pandemic so hopefully will be very helpful, while recognising some is related to age and maturity.

The Hay Festival programme is here - don't miss some brilliant events with Waterstones Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on 24 May! He'll be speaking with our President Sir Michael Morpurgo & hosting a #ReadingRights chat with Sam Wass 👇 hayfestival.com/home #HayFestival2025

In a multilingual corpus of child-directed songs, an analysis of the cumulative-compressibility of the lyrics reveals multiscale complexity patterns that could support different relevant functions, e.g. attention, learning and bonding.Sam Wass nature.com/articles/s4427…

Again, again, again! Article for Nursery World on the neuroscience of why repetition can help concentration in the early years nurseryworld.co.uk/content/featur…

🧠 New #TechTots podcast out now Sam Wass joins us to explore how kids’ brains really work — and why they’re not just mini adults.

Ways to improve pupils' concentration in primary classrooms: Sam Wass and Gemma Goldenberg share research-informed interventions ⬇️ tes.com/magazine/teach…

When it comes to early years screen media – how fast-paced is TOO fast? Just heard🎉🍾🍾 we got funding from The Leverhulme Trust for new project measuring how young brains respond to screen media in real time. With@JuliaDavidson13, Rachel Barr, Sarah Jessen @sarahjessen.bsky.social Ira Marriott Haresign, PLabendzki

The QRR will be hosting a Public Lecture on the benefits of reading at #BNA2025 featuring Ann Cleeves, Prof Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Sally Dynevor and Prof Sam Wass. Everyone is welcome! eventbrite.com/e/the-queens-r… #readingforwellbeing #publicengagement #thequeensreadingroom

🎧It’s time to rethink attention!🧠 Tune in to this insightful podcast by the authors of Take Action on Distraction, exploring how we can better understand and support young children’s attention in the classroom. Don’t miss it!🎙️ thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/its-time-to-re… #EarlyChildhood

“For families where the parent is more engaged, children's academic outcomes are better, and their long-term mental health outcomes are better too." UEL’s Sam Wass spoke to @BBCLondon and Alpa Patel about the impact on children’s development when their parents work from

Just out 📣 in Journal of Environmental Psychology - 'Differential Effects Of An Urban Outdoor Environment On 4-5 Year Old Children’s Attention In School' - with Gemma Goldenberg, Molly Atkinson, Jan Dubiel sciencedirect.com/science/articl…