Let language bloom.
Boosting language through play
A class for 0-18 month olds and their grown-ups
What is language development?
Language development is our growing ability to use language to express our needs, wants and opinions.
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This diagram shows the different stages of language development and how they build upon each other.
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We can facilitate development by ensuring that each part of the process is securely embedded, so the following stage is free to begin.
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Babble Boost classes work on all these aspects of language, with the exception of complex conversations, using evidence-based activities.​
Resource taken from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS foundation trust website.
Interested in which sounds come first and which ones come later? Click here to see a speech sounds development chart created by Oxford NHS foundation trust.
Resource taken from BBC Happy Tiny People website