For Parents

We have produced a number of free resources on child language development for parents and people working with young children. These are made available on this page and can be shared freely. 

Magazine Articles

• Nursery World Magazine articles
• English & Media Centre eMagazine articles
• The Conversation articles

Short Talks

• Watch our series of short talks about how children learn to communicate with language. 
  

Webchats with our researchers

• A number of our researchers have been taken part in live webchats about child language development. Read the transcripts from these live chats.

What do babies know when? 

• Our Stages of Language Development resource highlights some interesting facts about what typically developing children know about language at different ages from 0-2 years.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• See our FAQs page. If your question isn't there, get in touch with us to ask your question.

External Resources for Parents and Families

• I CAN Help service gives families the opportunity to speak to a speech and language therapist for free to discuss any concerns or questions they have regarding their child's communication skills.
• The Communication Trust's resources for parents and families
• The National Literacy Trust's resources for parents and families 
• The Notts Language for Life programme's resources for parents and families