TTYB resources

Talk To Your Baby has produced the following resources for parents and professionals. All of our resources can be downloaded and photocopied free of charge. For more information contact sarah.cheetham@literacytrust.org.uk.

Talk To Your Baby - quick tips Tips for parents on how to help young children develop good talking and listening skills, available in ten languages.	Baby's First Word toolkit A toolkit for libraries, nurseries and other early years settings to celebrate first words and promote early communication.	"Language learning is an active, living experience. That experience begins in the home." - Sure Start, 2001
Talk To Your Baby leaflet Outlines the benefits of talking to pre-schoolers with advice on how to help toddlers become talkers.	A parent's guide to television How to make television beneficial for young children.
Early language advocacy kit A useful resource for anyone wishing to make a case for more support in the early language field.	Discussion paper Why do many young children lack basic language skills?
Strengthening the bond For parents or caregivers of children under three who want to develop or enhance a bond with their child.	School Resource Kit A practical pack for teachers of students at key stage 4 to help convey the importance of speaking and listening to babies.
Share books and talk together A pack for practitioners to help promote the communication benefits of sharing books with children.	Talk To Me A brief information sheet about talking to babies, written with young parents in mind.
Long-term impact of early speech, language and communication difficulties Research on the consequences of speech and language impairment for children and young people.	Communicate through music An activity pack for practitioners to encourage musical interaction with babies and young children - jointly developed by Talk To Your Baby and Music One2One.
TTYB Poster An A4 version that can be downloaded and used as a handout for parents or blown up on a photocopier and displayed as a poster in clinics and nurseries.	Talk To Your Baby quiz A fact sheet and quiz for professionals to use to raise awareness and understanding of the benefits of early years communication.