2nd Edition
Working with Children’s Language A Practical Resource for Early Years Professionals
Introduction Chapter 1: Early Communication Skills Chapter 2: Attention Control and Listening Skills Chapter 3: The Role of Play Chapter 4: The Development of Verbal Comprehension Chapter 5: The Acquisition of Expressive Language Appendix 1: Summary of Developmental Stages Appendix 2: Photocopiable Images Appendix 3: Resources Appendix 4: Useful Addresses Appendix 5: Bibliography
Biography
Diana Williams initially trained as a speech and language therapist before moving into higher education as a lecturer and then as an educational developer. She is the author of several publications that provide practical resources for therapists and practitioners working with children in the Early Years Foundation Stage. These include the practical manuals Early Listening Skills for use with children who have hearing loss and Early Visual Skills for use with children who have underdeveloped visual perceptual skills. She also created the popular board game ‘Find the Link’, designed for use by individuals and small groups to develop word finding and categorisation skills.
