This week we published the latest in a series of articles on shared reading in the early years, funded by the ESRC. For me, this work illustrates a crucial point: it is not easy, nor simple nor cheap…
News, Events & Blog - 2020
Dr Kelly Burgoyne, University of Manchester, is hosting a series of free online advice sessions with a group of UK experts to support parents and practitioners educating student(s) with Down syndrome…
A free, online Early Years Summit on Speech, Language and Communication will take place from 1st-7th June. It will feature a number of talks and interviews with early years language experts, including…
My PhD has brought with it many exciting new experiences, but I never expected to find myself standing in Duke University in North Carolina, about to start an academic presentation, and instead having…
Picture this: a child is learning how to play with an exciting new toy with lots of possible actions to perform (think Bop It). They’re playing with two adults, who each teach them how to perform a…
A simple task like grabbing a pint of milk can take much longer for someone popping to the shops with a young baby. Not only because of the preparation required to leave the house with small children,