1st Edition
Little Brains Love to Talk A Practical Guide to Support Young Children’s Speech, Language and Communication
Acknowledgements viii
Introduction 11 Let’s love language! 13
2 It’s good to talk 21
3 Talk, talk, talk! 29
4 Voicing the vocabulary 35
5 Playful interactions 41
6 Watch me watching you! (prenatal to six months) 46
7 Let’s have a chuckle together! (six months to one year) 53
8 Words are wonderful! (one to two years) 59
9 Chatterboxes (two to three-year-olds) 65
10 Getting down to the business of conversation
(three to five-plus years old) 74
11 Last word: let the fun begin! 82References 85
Index 88
Biography
Jacqueline Harding is recognised for her work as an internationally acclaimed child development expert. She is an honorary visiting research fellow at Middlesex University and chair of the Bright Start Foundation. Jacqueline has held a variety of influential positions, such as BBC education editor, headteacher and government consultant. She is the author of numerous books for and about children and continues to work as a child development and education adviser in children’s TV production.
Rachael Sligo is a children’s illustrator and primary teacher based in Northumberland. She has been teaching for 23 years and leads English across her school. Rachael has illustrated numerous books for both self-publishing and traditionally published authors and is passionate about promoting reading for pleasure.
'With 2 million children in the UK now experiencing speech and language challenges, it is more important than ever for early years practitioners to have information and resources to support speech and language development. This fun and easy-to-read book helps them to do just that by explaining how young children’s brains learn language. The practical tips, together with helpful videos, websites, books and music, make it a useful resource for all working in the early years.'
Speech and Language UK
