Young children's understanding of language nearly back to pre-pandemic levels
A new study suggests that young children’s understanding of language is nearly back to pre-pandemic...
A new study suggests that young children’s understanding of language is nearly back to pre-pandemic...
Nicola Demetriadi reflects on the role popular culture can play in meeting a child’s cultural...
An award scheme is helping early years practitioners to support children with speech, language and...
Jo Parkes gauges the scope and success of the Government’s Education Recovery Plan so far,...
How a universal programme is helping settings to support children with language development. By...
A programme to help four and five-year-olds catch-up after Covid boosted children’s language skills...
Claire Martin, Reception teacher at the British International School of Boston, US, suggests ideas...
In part 2 of her enabling environments series, Dr Tanya Richardson of the University of Northampton...
Settings, childminders and foster carers are benefiting from two training programmes that enable...
What are the elements of a good environment for developing speech and language skills? Dr Tanya...
Nicole Weinstein looks at how the Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) is being developed for...
A new early years toolkit from the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) contains a host of advice...
More than 700 early years settings and childminders in England will be able to take part in new...
In the final part of this series, Meredith Jones Russell finds out why settings make an effort to...
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How can settings make sure that they are providing ‘teachable moments’ for the benefit of children's...
Which resources can help young children explore language, and what are the basic principles that...
It is traditionally hard to prove how pedagogical knowledge impacts children's outcomes, but a new...
How can the learning environment and the resources in it promote effective communication? Nicole...
In the baby room, what should practitioners be looking out for to guide their interactions, asks...
Following a visit to Reggio Emilia settings, Anne O'Connor discusses their practice and provision...
BookTrust Cymru is encouraging families, schools and early years spaces across Wales to join in with...
Taking time to properly listen to children and encouraging them to talk about their interests are...
Nicole Weinstein looks at the English Hubs programme, which is currently seeing more than 1,000...
Nicola Wallis, museum educator at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, discusses a programme devised...
The late Helen Bromley's focus on authentic resources that prompt children to ‘talk’ is one of her...
A charity has made the most of local connections to bring tractors, diggers and lorries to its...
Find out how this free resource was developed by the Early Intervention Foundation and the PEDAL...
The Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson was Children's Laureate between 2011 and 2013 and was given a...
Hay bales, live reindeer, foraged gifts and eco-friendly decorations – some nurseries are rejecting...
In the final article of this series, Boogie Mites’ Sue Newman talks about how to bring communities...
Claire explains how she feels she is leading the way in a revolutionary form of speech therapy, for...
Storytelling is still centre stage in many nurseries around the world, thanks to the inspirational...
Deadpan humour, fantasy, themes of friendship and discovering the joy of dance all feature in the...
Children’s author and illustrator Nick Sharratt, best known for his drawings in Jacqueline Wilson's...
The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been named national delivery partner for the Early Years...
The legacy of Covid-19 will be with us for some time. What does the evidence say are the biggest...
Karen Faux talked to Rebecca O’Brien, artistic director of early years puppet theatre company...
Campaigners are calling for spoken language to be given importance to reading and writing in the...
One setting’s atelier provides a case study in how to set up such a space and resource it to...
What is the difference between a print-rich environment and visual noise? Emma Davis argues for...
Annie Crombie of BookTrust on how a pilot scheme is reconnecting young children and families with...
With language development a growing issue among children on free school meals, Nicole Weinstein...
What is the purpose of Persona Dolls in helping to tackle issues such as diversity, and how do...
Two-thirds of primary schools have signed up for the Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI)...
Around half of four-year-olds were ‘not ready’ to start Reception last September, according to a new...
It is absurd and unhelpful when adults encourage children to use incorrect terminology and...
Children should be physically ready before they are expected to write, having experienced...
Taking place on Wednesday 24 November, the aim of I CAN's No Pens Day Wednesday is to encourage...
The publication earlier this year of the Government’s new Reading Framework was met with a mixed...