The NELI pre-school programme is an oral enrichment programme which provides additional targeted support for three and four-year-olds with language needs, designed around the principles of shared book reading and guided play.
Researchers are now looking for state-maintained and PVI nurseries to take part in an effectiveness trial of the programme from Autumn 2024 to Summer 2025.
It comes after new analysis of the 20-week NELI Pre-school programme shows children who took part in the last trial made the equivalent of three months additional progress in their language development.
The trial next year, being carried out by OxEd and Assessment, will build on the findings of the last trial.
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