When interacting with babies, we always talk to them full of emotional expressions and probably notice that they might pay more attention to us when we are angry, sad, or playing silly faces. Then, do…
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Have you ever wondered how teachers communicate with children who start school or nursery unable to understand or speak English? In the UK, nearly one-fifth of young children are learning English as…
While most children learn their native language seemingly effortlessly, some 7% of children are severely delayed in their linguistic development, a condition known as Developmental Language Disorder…
“No dad,” sighed my five year old last night with weary impatience at having to explain such trivial things to her parent, “that’s a trigraph in ‘high’.” Our daughter is now clearly initiated into her
Us parents are bombarded with all sorts of information. Do this. Do that. Whatever you do, don’t do THAT! The problem is, lots of the advice we receive isn’t based on any solid evidence...
It’s that time of year again, the start of a new school term and inevitable meetings with teachers or curriculum information evenings. My own son transitioned to high school this September so I found…