The Little Brains Love to Talk set introduces two beautifully illustrated story books and a practitioner guide to support young children’s speech, language and communication development and their foundational knowledge of positional words.
The books pay careful attention to the possible child development and healthy brain growth opportunities, interwoven with essential theory.
Each story:
- Has been designed to engage young children with playful narratives, rich characters and comedic actions, whilst sharing essential positional words.
- Draw on themes of play and encourage children to engage with the outdoors, which offers a rich stimulus for learning new words.
The accompanying practitioner guide:
- Delivers digestible research relating to communication and language development, together with evidence-based strategies for supporting young children.
- Includes examples, practical pointers and activity prompts to use while reading the story books, as well as links to short videos, songs and additional resources on the companion website.
Diving into the world of books is one of the greatest adventures for the young developing brain. This accessible set is an essential tool for early years educators and primary teachers working with children from three to five years, as well as speech and language therapists and parents.
This set contains two story books and a guide to support young children’s speech, language and communication development and their foundational knowledge of positional words. It is an essential tool for early years and primary educators working with children from 3 to 5 years, as well as speech and language therapists and parents.
Arvustused
'With 2 million children in the UK now experiencing speech and language challenges, it is more important than ever for early years practitioners to have information and resources to support speech and language development. This fun and easy-to-read [ guide] helps them to do just that by explaining how young childrens brains learn language. The practical tips, together with helpful videos, websites, books and music, make it a useful resource for all working in the early years.'
Speech and Language UK
2 x Story Books: The Mud Cakes and The Treasure Hunt
1 x Practitioner Guide:
Introduction,
Chapter one: Lets love language!
Chapter two: Its good to talk
Chapter three: Talk Talk Talk!
Chapter four: Voicing the vocabulary
Chapter five: Playful interactions
Chapter six: Watch me watching you!
Chapter seven: Lets have a chuckle together
Chapter eight: Words are wonderful
Chapter nine: Chatterboxes
Chapter ten: Getting down to the business of conversation
Last Word
Helpful websites
Index
References
Jacqueline Harding is recognised for her work as an internationally acclaimed child development expert. She is an honorary visiting research fellow at Middlesex University and chair of the Bright Start Foundation. Jacqueline has held a variety of influential positions, such as BBC education editor, headteacher and government consultant. She is the author of numerous books for and about children and continues to work as a child development and education adviser in childrens TV production.
Rachael Sligo is a childrens illustrator and primary teacher based in Northumberland. She has been teaching for 23 years and leads English across her school. Rachael has illustrated numerous books for both self-publishing and traditionally published authors and is passionate about promoting reading for pleasure.
