Language and communication skills are central areas of learning and development in the early years and provide the foundations for academic success in school. Finding ways to support early language development before children start school is, therefore, essential, especially in the case of children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds whose communication skills are often weak.
With parents as their child’s first educators, parent-teaching programmes might appear the obvious way to support children’s early language. However, there is little conclusive evidence as yet about their efficacy. One such language programme that has produced positive outcomes is Parents and Children Together (PACT), developed and evaluated by researchers at University College London and the University of Oxford.
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