Children's speech and language

We spoke to the British Dyslexia Association to get some top tips for parents who struggle when reading with their kids.

Speech and Language Therapist Janet Cooper explains what signs to look out for and the help that's available.

Speech & Language Therapist, Janet Cooper, shares her top tips for helping your child with their stammer.

What is glue ear? How is it treated? How does it affect speech and language development? We asked the experts?

The best thing you can do when talking to a newborn baby is to get up close and make eye contact with them.

How responding to your baby's sounds and waiting for responses back can teach them all about how conversations work at a young age.

When babies are babbling they're actually having their first go at talking and are practising the speech sounds.

How you can boost your baby's early language learning by tuning into the things they're taking an interest in and talking to them about it all.

When your baby starts to point and say their first words, it's a good idea to let their interests lead your chats together and ask a few simple questions.

Easy tips for helping your 18-24 month old with their language learning. As toddlers start to string a few words together, help them go that step further by expanding on the things they say.

Build toddlers' understanding of sentence structure by repeating their sentences back to them with corrections, allowing them to hear how sentences are formed correctly.

Help grow your child's language skills and understanding of the world by introducing them to talk about the past and future.

Help grow your child's understanding of phonics by playing with rhyming and sounding out different words so they can hear things that sound the same or different.

Find ways to bond with your child and help develop their language skills, no matter their age.

Babies don't just soak up language like sponges, they need to learn from you.

Simple guides to how you can make the most of your newborn and baby Bookstart packs from the BookTrust.

Why should you talk to your baby from birth when they aren't able to talk back?

Speech and Language problems affect approximately 1 in 10 children.

Well before they can say words, there are all sorts of ways your baby communicates with you.

Give your baby’s language learning a great start between birth and 12 months.

Is your baby crying for seemingly no reason? It doesn't necessarily mean something is wrong.

Babies communicate in lots of different ways, but when do babies say their first words?

Professor Ben Ambridge does some experiment with baby vision and focus.

Professor Ben Ambridge investigates how using a 'baby voice' can actually help babies language develop and shows a fun experiment you can try at home.

Professor Ben Ambridge investigates how games like peek-a-boo can play an important part in children's developing communication skills in our Speech Lab.

Professor Ben Ambridge investigates whether you can make babies babble more and explains why babies babble in the first place.

Professor Ben Ambridge investigates how paying attention to the things that your baby is interested in can help to accelerate their language learning.

Professor Ben Ambridge investigates how letting baby lead when it comes to chatting and playing is the best way for them to learn.

Dr Saloni Krishnan helps a family explore the best ways to respond to their children's first words to help them to talk even more.

How do you correct your toddler when they say words wrong? Dr Saloni Krishnan helps a family explore the effect of recasting, which means repeating a toddler's words with mistakes corrected.

Dr Saloni Krishnan helps a parent explore the effect that talking about past events has on her child's language skills.

Dr Saloni Krishnan helps a parent explore how rhyming helps children to build their vocabulary and understanding of word sounds.

Speech and Language therapist Janet Cooper from Stoke Speaks Out suggests some milestones to look out for.

We've put together a list of tips with speech therapists to help you help your child's language growth at home.

We caught up with the experts to find out everything you need to know about baby signing.

Speech and Language UK's Claire Smith tells us all about echolalia, when children repeat back what you say to them.

Expert advice on using alternative modes of communication to help children's early language skills.

SLT, Alys Mathers, shares some easy ways that you can use images to help your child's language development.

Early years practitioner Jamel shares his top tips for developing your child's phonological awareness.

What is your baby trying to say when they're really small? Find out some of the signs to look out for.

Crying is one of the main ways babies have to communicate early on - find out some of the things their cries could mean.

Reading stories develops social skills and helps toddlers learn about the world. The Toddler Club shares their tips.