Early Childhood Education

Closing the word gap

What contributes to the variation in children’s language development in the early…

Why it’s so important to talk to your baby

We review the recent research on early language and the home learning environment

Helping families to support their child’s learning from home

Improving the home learning environment…

It takes two — you and me

Jean Gross CBE explains why parents interacting with their children is so important.

We all know the song ‘It takes two, baby….’; it’s one of those earworms that stick in your brain. I’ve used it as the…

Smudges, lines and scribbles: the early markings of a good writer

Writing is a skill that children…

Making technology work for early years language and literacy

Today’s children are growing up in a…