The University of Manchester is currently offering a funded PhD studentship looking at the role of cultural institutions in promoting language development. The PhD is open to UK/EU students and will…
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ESOL Stepping Stones is a new course we've developed for non-English speaking low-income mothers and their babies. It delivers functional language skills in combination with health and parenting…

A new review of the evidence on early language development, commissioned by the EEF in partnership with Public Health England and published today, has examined the most effective ways to support young

Watching television or playing with smart phone apps does not have any effect on children’s language development – providing they still spend time reading, researchers have found.

Before speech, babies rely on interactions with their parents to learn about their environment and develop language. The features of these interactions are often studied by researchers and highlighted

It's been a great week for a couple of members of our wider network, with James Brand awarded his PhD and Amber Muhinyi winning 1st prize in the Best Student Poster Award at IASCL 2017.