How can we create a Language and Communication Supportive Environment in Early Learning and Childcare settings?

This short practical guide for early years leads, centre managers and early years teachers, child-minders and practitioners describes the interactions, experiences and spaces that can support language and communication development for all babies and young children in the places where they play and learn.

Language and communication supportive environments provide the responsive interactions, language-rich experiences and appropriate physical spaces and resources that together support early language and communication development for all babies and children. This is especially important for young children at increased risk of language and communication difficulties but also provides a strong foundation of support for children with developmental differences and for children with English as an additional language.

This resource also describes what is needed to establish, embed and sustain a language and communication supportive environment in any early learning and childcare setting.

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