Speech, Language and Communication for Healthy Little Minds: Practical Ideas to Promote Communication for Wellbeing in the Early Years (Little Minds Matter)

This book is packed with practical ideas and techniques to enable early years educators to support the communication development of the children in their setting and to understand the relationship between communication and emotional wellbeing. By forming an understanding of the science behind emotional regulation and the role of the adult in supporting the development of this, the book explores how emotions can impact learning and communication skills, and why we must understand how adult responses and communication have a direct impact on emotional wellbeing. Each chapter provides:practical ideas which will create a culture of communication and connectionresearch and case studies with plenty of opportunities for the reader to reflect on their own practice and interaction styletop tips and ideas for promoting speech and language skills in the early years environment; andan awareness of how to support the language development and emotional wellbeing of children who are struggling to com