Little Brains Love to Talk, 9781041012597
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Boost young minds: talk, listen, and learn with fun stories.
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Little Brains Love to Talk

A Practical Guide to Support Young Children’s Speech, Language and Communication

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  • Paperback

    90 pages

  • Release Date

    15 May 2026

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Summary

This guide accompanies two engaging storybooks, The Mud Cakes and The Treasure Hunt, designed to support young children’s speech, language and communication development and their foundational knowledge of positional words.

Shaped by both scientific insight and lived experience, the guide delivers digestible research relating to communication and language development together with evidence-based strategies for supporting young children. It makes complex theory highly …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781041012597
ISBN-10:1041012594
Author:Jacqueline Harding, Rachael Sligo
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:Routledge
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:90
Release Date:15 May 2026
Weight:453g
Dimensions:297mm x 210mm
Series:Little Brains Love to Talk
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Critics Review

‘With 2 million children in the UK now experiencing speech and language challenges, it is more important than ever for early years practitioners to have information and resources to support speech and language development. This fun and easy-to-read book helps them to do just that by explaining how young children’s brains learn language. The practical tips, together with helpful videos, websites, books and music, make it a useful resource for all working in the early years.’

Speech and Language UK

About The Author

Jacqueline Harding

Jacqueline Harding is recognised for her work as an internationally acclaimed child development expert. She is an honorary visiting research fellow at Middlesex University and chair of the Bright Start Foundation. Jacqueline has held a variety of influential positions, such as BBC education editor, headteacher and government consultant. She is the author of numerous books for and about children and continues to work as a child development and education adviser in children’s TV production.

Rachael Sligo is a children’s illustrator and primary teacher based in Northumberland. She has been teaching for 23 years and leads English across her school. Rachael has illustrated numerous books for both self-publishing and traditionally published authors and is passionate about promoting reading for pleasure.

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