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Early Years in School: Communication & Language - Speaking parts

Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Role play that provides opportunities for talking and thinking helps to develop children’s communication and language, reports Jan Dubiel

Early Years in School: Two-Year-Olds - The 3Rs

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Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

With more two-year-olds heading for a school-based setting, Julia Manning-Morton offers some starting points for effectively meeting this age group’s needs

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - On Platform 3

Features

Monday, November 30, 2015

| Nursery World

A pilot online training programme building nursery practitioner confidence with children’s language needs is being extended to childminders. Sue Owen looks at what it offers

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - My Mistake

Features

Monday, November 16, 2015

| Nursery World

When learning a language, children often say things that don’t sound quite right. In the last article in this series, Professor Julian Pine explains why ‘clever mistakes’ are often a sign of progress

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Confused?

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Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

What is it like growing up with two languages, and how does it affect development? Ludovica Serratrice and Samantha Durrant address some common misunderstandings and provide the facts.

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - A formal occasion

Features

Monday, August 24, 2015

| Nursery World

On entering Reception, children are exposed to the world of 'formal' language. In the third part of our series on communication, Dr Anna Theakston explains what it is and how to support it.

EYFS Best Practice - All about...multilingualism and critical thinking

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Monday, August 10, 2015

| Nursery World

The ability to speak multiple languages is linked to strong critical thinking. So how can the early years nurture learning in this area? Vicky Burghardt, Beverley Barnaby and Leena Robertson explain

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Word for word

Features

Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

How well children learn words is influenced by many things, including the environment and the manner in which adults speak to them. Communication experts Dr Rebecca Frost, Dr Katherine Twomey, Dr Gemma Taylor, Professor Gert Westermann and Professor Padraic Monaghan explain.

Learning & Development: Storytelling - Inside stories

Features

Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

Story Square harnesses the power of storytelling to give children a voice through play - and enable others to learn about them. Class teacher Jay Ramsey shares his setting's experience

Nursery Equipment: Communication & Language - So to speak

Features

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Use targeted resources that are meaningful to children to get them talking, says Judith Stevens.

Home learning - A parent's guide to ... bilingualism

Features

Monday, February 23, 2015

| Nursery World

More children now grow up with two or more languages, but how can you help them learn? Penny Tassoni offers some advice.

Top tips for using tablets

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Friday, February 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Dot Reeves, chief speech and language therapist at Insane Logic, explores how tablets can be used by early years practitioners in settings to support children’s speech and language and their ability to learn and join in.

A Unique Child: SEND Code of Practice - Prime movers

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Monday, January 26, 2015

| Nursery World

How should the 'areas of need' in the Special Education Needs and Disability Code of Practice be considered in relation to the prime areas of learning? Kay Mathieson explains.

Positive Relationships: Song times

Features

Monday, October 20, 2014

| Nursery World

Singing is a powerful form of communication, and one that both practitioners and parents of all musical abilities should be encouraged to use with the children in their care. Penny Tassoni explains

Learning & Development: Foreign Languages - In other words

Features

Monday, September 22, 2014

| Nursery World

With foreign language learning being introduced in primary schools for Key Stage 2, practitioners have an opportunity to help children prepare. Opal Dunn considers the best approach.

Enabling Environments: Dens - Secret places

Features

Monday, September 8, 2014

| Nursery World

With a view to introducing den play at her school, Louise Nicholls carried out a research project looking at the impact this type of play can have on young children. She shares her findings.

Positive Relationships: Home learning - One to one

Features

Monday, August 25, 2014

| Nursery World

Parents play a crucial role in helping children learn to communicate - but there is not a one-size-fits-all approach, says Penny Tassoni.

Learning & Development: Block Play - Grand designs

Features

Monday, August 11, 2014

| Nursery World

Requiring only simple materials, block play nevertheless gives children the power to bring imaginary worlds to life. Michael Follett suggests handing over creative control.

Learning & Development: Traditional Tales - Where's granny?

Features

Monday, June 2, 2014

| Nursery World

One nursery has immersed children in traditional fairy tales by doing much more than simply reading the stories to them, reports Meredith Jones Russell.

Learning & Development: CL&L - Joined-up thinking

Features

Friday, October 4, 2013

| Nursery World

Making authentic links between reading and talking has been helping early years practitioners and teachers to develop children's communication, language and literacy. Di Chilvers explains.

Learning & Development: Two-Year-Olds: Part 10 - Listen up!

Features

Friday, October 4, 2013

| Nursery World

How can we support listening and understanding in two-year-olds? Penny Tassoni looks at the challenges and offers some solutions.

Learning & Development: Two-year-olds: Part 9 - Sounds good

Features

Friday, September 6, 2013

| Nursery World

Language opens doors in terms of development and helps children work out the world around them. Penny Tassoni looks at how settings can best support two-year-olds to grow their skills

Survey seeks sector's views on children's literacy and language

News

Thursday, July 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners are invited to take part in the National Literacy Trusts survey on supporting childrens language.

Two-year-olds: Communication - Time to talk

Features

Friday, June 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Practitioners should aim to give children the best possible chance for meaningful communication and language learning, advises Kay Mathieson.

Phonics check branded 'a waste of money'

News

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

| Nursery World

The largest teaching union has slammed the phonics reading check for six-year-olds as a 'waste of money', after Government research found that the majority of teachers found it had 'little or no impact' on children's reading and writing.

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