… uses and content and structure) was also proposed as a possible framework for specifying
the content of oral language assessment in language in the early years. The value of drawing …

… Early Years Language Project The conversation features Kevin, the boy whom we saw earlier
… Such an approach was adopted by the Early Years Language Project, and is described in …

… How important is early babbling? Adults need to treat these early attempts at oral
language with interest and courtesy. They are the babies’ first attempts to use language to …

… proficiency was associated with overall L2 use, there was little evidence among her first-year
ELLs of any relationship between use or proficiency and academic achievement. …

… Over the last few years our understanding of how to support children with language …
approaches that promote oral language abilities in the early years remains limited. Although …

… , early years workers and teachers all play important roles in promoting oral language
development on a daily basis, oral language … delivered by speech and language therapists. The …

… to Talking Time with children exposed to a contrast intervention and children receiving
the statutory early years curriculum. Measures were taken of both targeted and non-targeted …

… foundation of oral language in the early years of school and provide systematic, methodical
early literacy … I think there is a lot more emphasis in the early years currently in our school.’ …

… oral language intervention was implemented and an analysis of oral language and reading
suggested that spoken language did … language. Questions were raised about the view that …

… oral language development was used as children moved from pre-primary to Year 1, the
types of oral language … Milo on the other hand, had some speech difficulties in his early years …