The first article in a series on language and communication written by LuCiD researchers for Nursery World Magazine has been published. The article, Up to speed?, written by Prof Caroline Rowland and Dr Michelle Peter focuses on how a 'language-rich' environment both at home and in the nursery is vital if a child is to progress easily through the many stages of early speech development. Read the full open access article (PDF opens in new tab).
LuCiD researchers have been invited to write these articles as part of the learning and development series for Nursery World Magazine. Each article will focus on a different aspect of child language and communicative development linked to LuCiD's research themes. The articles will be published monthly from June to November 2015. Find out more about all of our upcoming articles.
Nursery World Magazine is a fortnightly subscription-only magazine available in print and online.
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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.