Communication Milestones – this section will give you a breakdown of development for the first 7 years of the child’s life and chart the stages of development. There will be a focus on speech and language development, as well as a focus on social skills and motor development.

The Early Years – this section focuses on the importance of play in the early years and how we can use play situations to create great language learning opportunities. We also look at the importance of the communicative environment (promoting a positive, language rich, learning environment), and talk about how you can use and change your everyday environment to make it a rich playground for language learning and development.

Activities to Develop Early Speech and Language Skills – this section looks at a range of fun activities that can be used to develop your child’s communication skills. There are also pointers on how to adapt your own language to help your child learn.