Talking to your child

Communication is a vital skill that all children need to learn

Talking Point is a website full of information to give parents and carers information you need to help your children develop these skills.

There are links on the website that have ages and stages that start at 0-6 months and extend to 11 - 17 years.  The ages and stages pages can be viewed here.

We have included here a range of leaflets from the Talking Point website for yoru convenience

Booklet - 0 – 5 Talk Together

A booklet from I CAN which contains information on supporting children’s speech and language, download here.

Small Talk

This booklet will provide information about what helps children aged 0-5 learn to talk and listen, whether they are on the right track and what to do if the parents have concerns about their child. Download here

View this video that Mrs. Fall showed in Family Learning -  How children learn to Talk, from birth through to five years old. Video developed by I CAN working with BT and Openreach.