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Improving children's oral language through assessment, whole class instruction and targeted intervention

Based on extensive University of Oxford research into children's educational development, we're turning research evidence into practical tools for classrooms to improve children's literacy, behaviour and wider educational outcomes and ensure no child is left behind.

National roll-out of Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) in the UK boosted young children’s language skills by four months

 

A new independent evaluation of NELI found that children who took part in the programme made on average four months’ additional progress in their language skills. It also found that socio-economically disadvantaged children made on average seven months’ additional progress as a result of receiving the programme, suggesting that NELI could help to close the language development gap between these children and their peers.

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OxEd Founders Awarded the Prestigious 2024 Leverhulme Medal and Prize

Prof Charles Hulme and Prof Maggie Snowling have been jointly awarded for their commitment to understanding children's learning difficulties, particularly dyslexia and developmental language disorder.

A Deep Dive into LanguageScreen

Watch this on-demand webinar to learn about LanguageScreen and hear directly from an experienced educator how they have embedded LanguageScreen (and NELI) into their educational practice.

On-demand: In Conversation With... Prof Maggie Snowling

Hear Prof Maggie Snowling share her insights and explore the evolving understanding of dyslexia and the crucial role oral language plays in shaping outcomes.

Assessments

Our assessment apps provide an accurate and reliable way to easily assess children, track the progress of students' skills and identify those who would benefit from interventions or specialist support.

Early Language Programmes

Our early language programmes provide a comprehensive package of assessment, training, targeted intervention and whole class enrichment supporting oral language in the early years

11,000 schools

using OxEd’s assessments and early language programmes

600,000 students

assessed using our assessment apps

27,000 teachers and teaching aides

trained in language fundamentals

Who are we?

OxEd & Assessment is a University of Oxford spinout company launched to take the research of Professor Charles Hulme and his team, creators of the Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI), through to practical application in schools. OxEd develops educational assessment apps and interventions which have been shown to improve educational outcomes for children.

OxEd is proud to be affiliated with the University of Oxford and Oxford University Innovation, which develops and finances companies in order to share the benefits of Oxford’s academic excellence, encourage local economic development and create new jobs in the region.