Gillian Lake
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Contact Details
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Assistant Professor In Early Childhood Education
T: (01) 884 2010
E: gillian.lake@dcu.ie
T: (01) 884 2010
E: gillian.lake@dcu.ie

Biography
Book Chapters
Year | Publication | |
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2018 | 'The Learning Relationship: Principles of Effective Learning and Practice in the Early Years'
Lake, G (2018) 'The Learning Relationship: Principles of Effective Learning and Practice in the Early Years' In: Mary Wild (eds). Professional Dialogues: Rediscovering Early Years Pedagogy and Principles. Cheshire: Critical Publishing Ltd. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
Year | Publication | |
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2019 | 'Let's Talk! An interactive intervention to support children's language development'
Lake, G;Evangelou, M (2019) 'Let's Talk! An interactive intervention to support children's language development'. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 27 :221-240 [DOI] [Details] |
Conference Contributions
Year | Publication | |
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2019 | European Early Childhood Education Research Association,
Lake, G, Urban, M, Giblin, F, French, G, Farrell, T (2019) TOY to Share, Play to Care - Impact Evaluation. [Oral Presentation], European Early Childhood Education Research Association, Thessaloniki, Greece , 20-AUG-19 - 23-AUG-19 [Details] |
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2018 | European Association Research in Learning & Instruction SIG 5 - Learning and Development in Early Childhood,
Lake, G, Beckerle, C, Licandro, U, Broens, A (2018) Supporting children’s language development through reflexive interaction during planned pretend play in Symposium Individual language support in heterogeneous children’s groups for conference SIG 5 Conference 2018. [Oral Presentation], European Association Research in Learning & Instruction SIG 5 - Learning and Development in Early Childhood, Berlin , 28-AUG-18 - 30-AUG-18 [Details] |
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2017 | European Association Research in Learning & Instruction Main Conference,
Licandro, U. Lake, G, Beckerie, C, Itel, N (2017) Symposium: Child Language in Preschool Settings: Development and Support. [Oral Presentation], European Association Research in Learning & Instruction Main Conference, Tampere, Finland [Details] |
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2017 | Intervention Development in the Early Years: from Inception to Implementation,,
Lake, G (2017) Intervention devleopment. [Oral Presentation], Intervention Development in the Early Years: from Inception to Implementation,, BERA Conference, Brighton, UK [Details] |
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2015 | The Role of HLE in Language and Literacy Outcomes at Ages 4 and 5,
Evangelou, M, Toulourmakos, A, Lake, (2015) HLE. [Oral Presentation], The Role of HLE in Language and Literacy Outcomes at Ages 4 and 5, Munich, Germany [Details] |
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2015 | Significance of the findings of a Randomised Control Trial of an oral language intervention in the Early Years,
Lake, G (2015) RCT. [Oral Presentation], Significance of the findings of a Randomised Control Trial of an oral language intervention in the Early Years, School of Education, Oxford Brookes University [Details] |
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2015 | Let’s Talk: An intervention supporting children’s vocabulary and narrative development through storybook reading and sustained planned pretend play in the early years,
Lake, G (2015) Description of Doctoral Research. [Oral Presentation], Let’s Talk: An intervention supporting children’s vocabulary and narrative development through storybook reading and sustained planned pretend play in the early years, BERA Conference, Belfast [Details] |
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2014 | Let’s Talk: An intervention supporting children’s vocabulary and narrative development through storybook reading and sustained planned pretend play in the early years,
Lake, G (2014) Doctoral Research. [Poster Presentation ], Let’s Talk: An intervention supporting children’s vocabulary and narrative development through storybook reading and sustained planned pretend play in the early years, University of Oxford [Details] |
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2014 | Let’s Talk: An intervention supporting children’s vocabulary and narrative development through storybook reading and sustained planned pretend play in the early years,
Lake, G (2014) Doctoral Research. [Invited Oral Presentation], Let’s Talk: An intervention supporting children’s vocabulary and narrative development through storybook reading and sustained planned pretend play in the early years, University of Oxford [Details] |
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2012 | Let’s Talk: Supporting oral language through sustained planned play and storybook reading in the early years,
Lake, G (2012) Doctoral Research. [Oral Presentation], Let’s Talk: Supporting oral language through sustained planned play and storybook reading in the early years, EARLI Conference, Utrecht [Details] |
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2012 | Let’s Talk: Supporting oral language through sustained planned play and storybook reading in the early years,
Lake, G (2012) Doctoral Research. [Poster Presentation ], Let’s Talk: Supporting oral language through sustained planned play and storybook reading in the early years, University of Oxford [Details] |
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2011 | Investigating the effects of The Forward Together Programme on Senior Infant (KS1) children’s literacy levels in Ireland Families,
Lake, G (2011) Master's Research. [Invited Oral Presentation], Investigating the effects of The Forward Together Programme on Senior Infant (KS1) children’s literacy levels in Ireland Families, University of Oxford [Details] |
Honours and Awards
Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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2015 | BERA Conference 2015 Presentation Award | BERA | |
2012 | Talbot Scholarship, University of Oxford | University of Oxford |
Professional Associations
Association | Function | From / To | |
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British Education Research Association | Member | 01-JAN-17 / 01-JAN-20 | |
European Early Childhood Education Research Association | Member | 01-JAN-15 / | |
European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) | Member | 01-JAN-17 / |
Committees
Committee | Function | From / To | |
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National Academic Integrity Network | DCU Representative | 2020 / 2022 | |
Faculty Research Admissions Panel | Chair | 2019 / Ongoing | |
Graduate Research Studies Board | Co-opted Member | 2019 / 2021 | |
Kilcloon Parents' Association | Committee member | 2018 / 2019 |
Employment
Employer | Position | From / To | |
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Oxford Brookes University | Senior Lecturer in Child Development & Education | 01-SEP-14 / 17-JAN-18 | |
Oxford Brookes University | Associate Lecturer | 01-JAN-11 / 31-AUG-14 | |
University of Oxford | Temporary Research Assistant | 01-MAY-11 / 01-SEP-11 | |
Ratoath JNS | Mainstream Primary Teacher (Permanent) | 01-SEP-03 / 01-SEP-10 |
Education
Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
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2019 | ILM/DCU | Professional Skills for Research Leaders | Leadership in Research | |
2017 | Oxford Brookes University | Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education | Teaching in Higher Education | |
2015 | University of Oxford | DPhil in Education | Education | |
2011 | University of Oxford | MSc in Education (Child Development & Education) | Education | |
2006 | Royal Irish Academy of Music | Associate Diploma in Speech and Drama (Teacher) | Speech and Drama | |
2003 | St Patrick's College, Drumcondra | Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Primary) | Education (Primary) | |
2001 | DIT, Aungier St | MA in Public Relations | Public Relations | |
2000 | UCD | BSSc (International) | Social Science |
Languages
Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking | |
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FRENCH | Functional | Functional | Functional |
Reviews
Journal | Role | |
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Oxford Review Of Education | Reviewer | |
International Journal Of Early Years Education | Reviewer | |
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal | Reviewer |
Enterprise Engagement
Year | Engagement Type | Organisation | Description | |
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2017 |
Consultancy | Gatsby Foundation, London | Invited to give workshop on 'Reading Research Reports - Statistics' | |
2016 |
Consultancy | University of Oxford, Education Endowment Foundation, Behavioural Insights | Invited to deliver training and advice on language assessments to research assistants on an extensive UK-wide research project. |
Outreach Activities
Year | Engagement Type | Organisation | Description | |
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2018 |
Presentations/Talks to an external audience | Kilcloon Parents' Association | Talk to Kilcloon Parents' Association. The Importance of Play in Young Children's Development | |
2019 |
Advisory Work | Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick | External Examiner on BA Early Childhood Practice | |
2020 |
Advisory Work | Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick | External Examiner on Bachelor of Education | |
2019 |
Presentations/Talks to an external audience | St John Baptist Infant School, Clontarf | Talk to St John Baptist Infant School, Clontarf. 'Supporting young children's development through play - tips and tricks' |
Media
Title | Year | Type | Authors | |
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Newstalk: Between the Lines: Childhood Early Years and the Importance of Play | 2019 | Radio Interviews | Lake, G |
Research Interests
Research Projects
Title | Funder | From - To | Role | Award | |
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Supporting Transition of young children from preschool to primary school | Child Paths Ltd | 28-SEP-20 - 03-JAN-22 | PI | 5,122.00 | |
Evaluating Let’s Talk - Early Years Professionals’ perceptions of the implementation of a language programme for young children | Previous consultancy | 08-JUN-20 - 07-JUN-21 | PI | ||
Space Academy | Science Foundation Ireland/Mind the Gap Films | 06-APR-20 - 06-JUN-21 | Evaluator | 4,500.00 | |
Evaluating the Impact of TOY to share, Play to Care | DCU IoE Elevator Fund | 20-AUG-19 - 23-AUG-19 | Individual Paper at EECERA Conference | 600.00 | |
Suite Science - Evaluation Report | UCD Insight Centre/SFI | 15-MAY-19 - 14-FEB-20 | Evaluator | 4,500.00 | |
TOY to share, Play to care | Erasmus+ | 31-JAN-19 - 30-JAN-21 | Researcher | 50,000.00 | |
International Collaborative Meet on Language Development in the Early Years, Germany | DCU IoE Elevator Fund | 01-MAY-18 - 31-JUL-18 | Convenor | 925.00 | |
Partnership perspectives on the research, parent and practitioner triumvirate in the Early Years | Oxford Brookes University | 01-APR-17 - 15-JAN-18 | PI | 2,000.00 | |
Let’s Talk! An intervention supporting children’s vocabulary and narrative development through sustained planned pretend play and group shared storybook reading in the early years | University of Oxford | 03-OCT-11 - 30-JUN-15 | Principal Investigator | 10,000.00 |
Current Postgraduate Students
Student | Degree Type | Supervision Type | |
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Binabdulrahman , Hibah | PhD-track | Supervisor | |
Alshehri , Arwa | PhD-track | Supervisor | |
Merrins-Gallagher , Aoife | PhD-track | Supervisor | |
Liu , Weiyi | PhD-track | Supervisor |
External Collaborators
Name | Organisation / Institute | Country | |
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Ciaran Flynn | Child Paths | IRELAND | |
Camille Catlett | Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | U.S.A. | |
Anne Heffernan | Mind the Gap Films | IRELAND | |
Kildare County Childcare Committee | Kildare County Childcare Committee | IRELAND | |
Dr Maria Evangelou | University of Oxford | UNITED KINGDOM | |
Professor Mary Wild | Oxford Brookes University | UNITED KINGDOM | |
Rebecca Matthews | Oxford Brookes University | UNITED KINGDOM | |
Professor Ulla Licandro | University of Oldenburg | GERMANY |
Teaching Interests
Modules Coordinated
Term (ID)) | Title | Link | Subject | |
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2020 | Formative Assessment of Early Learning | EC321 | Formative Assessment of Early Learning |