Nicola Demetriadi reflects on the role popular culture can play in meeting a child’s cultural capital and its importance to enrich opportunities for learning and development.
An award scheme is helping early years practitioners to support children with speech, language and communication acquisition. Annette Rawstrone finds out how it has improved practice and outcomes at one setting in London.
Jo Parkes gauges the scope and success of the Government’s Education Recovery Plan so far, investigating its priorities, which include developing children’s speech and language skills
How a universal programme is helping settings to support children with language development. By Caroline Vollans
Claire Martin, Reception teacher at the British International School of Boston, US, suggests ideas and resources for magnificent mark-making
In part 2 of her enabling environments series, Dr Tanya Richardson of the University of Northampton investigates how to promote speech and language at home
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...
In the final part of this series, Meredith Jones Russell finds out why settings make an effort to...
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...
A six-part series from the team at the University of Liverpool and ESRC International Centre for Language and Communicative Development (LuCiD).
A six-part series by Helen Moylett on how to promote communication skills in babies and young children, with an overview of the essentials of good early years practice and a focus on particular themes including bilingualism and working with parents.
Expert advice on the new Prime Areas of the revised Early Years Foundation Stage - Personal, Social and Emotional Development, Physical Development, and Communication and Language. Focus on three to fives and under-threes.
Best practice articles on supporting young children who speak more than one language.
How can the learning environment and the resources in it promote effective communication? Nicole Weinstein goes back to basics
In the baby room, what should practitioners be looking out for to guide their interactions, asks Meredith Jones Russell
Following a visit to Reggio Emilia settings, Anne O'Connor discusses their practice and provision and inspiration for our own settings
Taking time to properly listen to children and encouraging them to talk about their interests are vital, explains Dr Sue Allingham
Nicole Weinstein looks at the English Hubs programme, which is currently seeing more than 1,000 schools across the country receive intensive support for their teaching of reading to Reception and Year 1 children
Nicola Wallis, museum educator at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, discusses a programme devised especially to engage hard-to-reach families
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