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Understanding bilingualism in the early years
More children in the world grow up bilingual than monolingual.
Early years
Resources and tools for early language development and parental engagement.
Early years programmes
We train early years staff and volunteers to work with families, building parents’ confidence so that they can support their children’s communication, language and literacy skills at home.
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Early Words Together
Early Words Together helps parents support their young child’s literacy and language development.
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Early Words Together at Two
Early Words Together at Two is an adaptation of our Early Words Together programme, designed specifically for...
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Early years resources
Our early years resources will help schools, settings and parents support children’s development from birth to five.
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Digital technology and the early years
Technology, including tablets and smart phones, can play a role in supporting early communication, language and literacy.
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Parents as partners: How to get families reading together in the early years
Our toolkit contains tips, research and best practice examples to help involve families with young children in reading.
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Home to school transition in the early years
These cards have been designed to help practitioners support children’s day-to-day transition between home and setting.
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Tips for talking to your baby and young child
You don’t need to be an expert to help your child develop good communication skills. All you need is a listening ear and the willingness to chat to your child whenever you can.
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Dummies and learning to talk
Dummies offer a soothing and comforting transformation to wean babies off breast feeding as well as helping children learn to fall asleep by themselves. Have a look at our information and advice on dummies.
Early years research
Research View detailsLiteracy and life expectancy
An evidence review exploring the link between literacy and life expectancy in England through health and socioeconomic factors.
Research View detailsPersonalised print books and family literacy outcomes: A literature review
This literature review provides a brief overview of research relating to the importance of shared reading in the early years, with a focus on personalised children’s picture books in print format.
Research View detailsEvaluation of HELLO: A tool to improve communication, language and literacy practice in early years settings
These external evaluations, carried out by the Centre for Research in Psychology, Behaviour and Achievement at Coventry University, describe the impact of the Helping Early Language and Literacy Outcomes (HELLO) project.
Talk To Your Baby conference
Renowned for its in-depth and engaging reviews of policy, research and practice, our annual conference highlights the key roles communication and language can play in improving the life chances of children.
