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Illustration of a toddlerWe encourage parents and carers to talk more to children from birth to age three.

Practitioners can find information and support on this website.

We have a separate website for parents.

Illustration of mother and babyDownload free resources
Print out and give these resources to  families you work with. Includes:

>Quick tips in 13 languages 
>Baby's first word 
>Bilingualism FAQ

preschool teacher or day care worker helping children with finger paintingSmallKey topics
A list of current issues with further information and links. Includes language development, attachment and early literacy.

Father and son face to faceResearch
Download our free research reports
> Talk To Your Baby and National Childbirth Trust Research Review 2012
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Strategic Guidance Paper
An approach to speech, language and communication, 2011
> Face to Face - communicating with babies 2010

 

Quick linksAbout TTYB Project aims and background
News
Early years communication in the news
Research and practice discussion forum Build your professional connections
Initiatives Interesting practice from the UK and abroad
Videos Informative and useful early communication videos

Videos

View our video clips about a range of early communication topics, including Norland College's "buggy view" footage.

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  • Join our fun run Run, walk or jog in our first ever Where’s Wally? fun run on Sunday 24 March 2013. Find out more
  • Parents and carers Give your child the best possible foundation in speech, writing and reading skills with Words for Life. Go to Words for Life
  • Join our network We provide inspiration, resources and support to transform literacy for children and young people. Find out more
  • Resources Our range of resources makes our programmes available to all schools for the first time. Find out more
 

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