It is really important to talk to children as soon as they are born (and even before, if you are a parent). Children only learn to talk from being talked to and from linking what they hear with what they experience in the world.
This free resource is taken from Helping Children Find Their Voices, and includes advice for early years practitioners on following children's interests, responding to children's attempts to communicate and choosing when to talk and when to be quiet. .
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