Warwickshire Children and Young People's Workforce

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Language Development 0 - 5

Progress should be steady
Children learn at different rates. Some are fast language learners and some are slow, so it is best not to compare one child's language development with another's. The important thing to watch is that language development proceeds steadily, not whether it is fast or slow.

Elizabeth Jarman looks at the impact of the physical learning environment on young children’s speaking and listening skills

The attached .pdf file contains a session plan and materials for a two hour session on communications.

This session has been trialled as part of the Common Induction Standards Training in Warwickshire.

Open-Ended Questions

The ability to ask open-ended questions is very important in many vocations, including education, working with children and young people, counselling, mediation, sales, investigative work and journalism.

Attached is a Speaking Out Briefing Paper (13)

It is in .pdf format