Read our findings from a randomised controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of the Story Starters volunteer-led book reading intervention in boosting children’s language development.
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The ESRC International Centre for Language and Communicative Development (LuCiD) is a five year research collaboration working with partners from across the world to transform our understanding of how children learn to communicate with language.
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Hungry Little Minds is the new Department for Education campaign that encourages parents and carers to adopt positive activities and behaviours to boost children’s communication, language and literacy…
The Language 0-5 Project is almost at an end, and it is incredible how quickly the time has flown! Launched in 2014, we took on the ambitious task of following the language journeys of 80 children…
Dr Claire Noble (University of Liverpool) will give the final seminar of the 2017/18 series, on the role of shared book reading in language development. The seminar will take place at the University…
In a NEW evidence briefing, researchers from the University of Liverpool explore the most significant barriers to parental participation in programmes to boost child development according to recent an
The visual development of babies in the womb has been explored for the first time ever, revealing a clear preference for face-like shapes. Researchers have found that fetuses at 34 weeks are like…