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Understand the language and communication needs of children

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‘Developmental milestones' on the Reading Rockets website

Click to access a number of useful resources on the development of literacy skills. Be sure to read the sections on 'Literacy milestones' for ages birth - 7 years old in ‘The Basics’ section.

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Read this article from the Child Development Institute on ‘Language development in children’.
Read the Independent Review of the Teaching of Early Reading written by Jim Rose
This document from the Department for Education is titled ‘The read framework: Teaching the foundations of literacy’. Read the ‘Introduction’ and ‘The importance of reading and a conceptual model’.
Explore some of the resources recommended National Literacy Trust for supporting children’s early language development and communication skills.
'Speech, Language and Communication Needs and literacy difficulties' by iCAN.
'Early identification of speech-language delays and disorders' on the Reading Rockets website.
This webinar from Ofstednews looks at the ‘Early years curriculum: The importance of communication and language’’. It examines variations in communication and language skills and how to develop those skills.

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