A two year initiative which built on the Every Child a Talker (ECAT) programme and focussed on the way that children’s talk underpins the development of their reading (and writing). We worked together in clusters of schools, children’s centres and private and voluntary settings and some child-minders. The initiative focused on:
- Developing firm foundations in communication, language and literacy for all children
- Supporting children’s progress in communication, language and literacy to raise the proportion of children aged 5 achieving age related expectations in communication, language and literacy
- Developing practitioner/teacher knowledge and understanding of children’s early language, communication and reading development and how to support this
- Increasing parental involvement in their children’s language, communication and reading development
- Improving experiences and outcomes for children and their families as a result of working across clusters of Childcare providers, Children’s Centres and Schools
Talk for Reading was a huge success with children’s talking and reading progressing extremely well and changes to practice which had a significant and on-going impact.
The Talk for Reading Resource Pack has 7 Case Studies and a CD-Rom full of materials, ideas and documentation
What people said
The TfR Self-evaluation and Action Planning are really valuable; they have helped us to think about our practice, plan for next steps and improve what we are doing; we have a new enthusiasm for getting actions in place. It has become second nature to us now and a year on we continue to see the difference for the whole setting. Manager of a Community Pre-School
My child loved the photo book about himself showing everyone and telling them all about it; it really helped with his talking
A parent talking about one of the TfR Learning Stories