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Guidance for schools, nurseries, local authorities and public health partners.View details about Making the most of the home learning environment -
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School libraries have the potential to have an important impact on many areas of pupil development including pupil skills, motivation and enjoyment, not only in reading, but in a...View details about School libraries - the beating heart of the school -
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These resources aim to build the bridge between the emerging research and its practical application to improve outcomes for younger children through personalisation of stories.View details about Developing lifelong readers through personalisation -
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Professor Elena Lieven reflects on early language development and communication in different cultures.View details about Other cultures, other languages: learning to talk around the world -
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Explore resources to support schools to deliver Early Words Together at Three.View details about Early Words Together at Three programme resources -
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Play is crucial for developing children’s communication skills. Here are 10 reasons why it is so important.View details about 10 reasons why play is important -
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Activity packs for parents and carers about using songs, rhymes and musical games to communicate with babies and young children.View details about Rock-a-bye Baby: singing helps your baby grow -
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Discover new and exciting books for your baby and young child with these eight book lists. These lists include book recommendations on a range of topics including bedtime, animals,...View details about Choose the perfect book for your child with these book lists -
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This resource contains a selection of high-quality picture books that support the teaching of phonics.View details about Great books for teaching phonics -
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Major studies have shown that talking and playing at home are key factors in a child’s development. This sort of activity is sometimes called home learning activity.View details about Seven great ways to play and learn at home -
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The Helping Early Language and Literacy Outcomes (HELLO) improvement framework is a quality improvement tool for early years settings who want to improve their communication,...View details about HELLO improvement framework: best practice examples -
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Audit language and communication provision in the early years.View details about HELLO improvement framework: Helping nurseries improve their language and literacy provision -
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This page contains all the additional resources you will need to run Early Words Together for children aged for 4 to 5.View details about Early Words Together for 4-5 programme resources -
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All the additional resources participating settings need to run Everyone Ready for School.View details about Everyone Ready for School programme participants' resources -
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We have a number of resources available for settings delivering Early Words Together at Two.View details about Early Words Together at Two resources -
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Reading to and sharing books with young children, and giving them time to respond, feeds their brain, helps them learn new words and grows their vocabulary.View details about Reading aloud and sharing books is good for talking -
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Our toolkit contains tips, research and best practice examples to help involve families with young children in reading.View details about Parents as partners: How to get families reading together in the early years -
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Technology can play a useful role in supporting early communication, language and literacy.View details about Digital technology and the early years -
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These cards have been designed to help practitioners support children’s day-to-day transition between home and setting.View details about Home to school transition in the early years -
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All the resources you need to deliver a reading-themed week centred around five of CBeebies’ most popular characters.View details about CBeebies Magazine Big Reading Adventure -
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Deliver an exciting reading-themed week for Early Years and Key Stage 1 with five stories and activities centred on the Swashbuckle story.View details about Pirate Reading Adventure