Chatting Together
This page shares evidence-based key messages to help parents, carers and practitioners support children’s early language and communication from pre-birth to age five.
Chatting Together Resources
The National Early Language and Communication (NELC) team have developed a set of key messages for supporting early language and communication from pre-birth to age 5. These messages have been developed based on the evidence around what works and have been tested with parents and carers.
The NELC team have worked closely with a number of national partners to start to embed these key messages within already existing national supports, e.g. Book Bug and PEEP.
Below, you will find the key messages, along with printable posters and some information on the evidence and research around these messages. These messages are also available on the Parent Club website.
Chatting Together at a Glance
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- Chatting Together - At a glance ( Download, 2 MB)
Chatting Together Postcards and Posters
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Getting Ready to Chat Together
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Chatting Together Postcards in PowerPoint format for sharing on screens
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Chatting Together Practitioner Guide
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Chatting Together in Practice: A video reflection tool for practitioners
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- Video Reflection Exercise ( Download, 307 KB)
Evidence to underpin the Chatting Together messages about early language and communication
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Chatting Together - Posters and Postcards - In Gaelic
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