This review was commissioned by the Centre for Effective Services (CES). It examines
evidence in relation to early speech and language development to inform the development …

The nationally funded Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) programme aimed to design,
deliver and evaluate interventions to improve a range of outcomes for children growing up in …

Background While practitioners are increasingly asked to be mindful of the evidence base of
intervention programmes, evidence from rigorous trials for the effectiveness of interventions …

Background Oral language skills are a critical foundation for literacy and more generally for
educational success. The current study shows that oral language skills can be improved by …

Talking Time© is a universal intervention targeting the oral language skills of children aged
between 3 to 5 years of age. The intervention is designed to support early years' …

There is a pressure to both identify and expand the evidence base with regard to the
treatment of speech and language disorders in children, as there is in other areas of speech …

The first aim of this study was to explore whether the aspects of adult speech to young
children which have been identified in the literature as being facilitative of children's …

Background Problems with oral language skills in childhood have been linked with poor
educational, employment, and mental health outcomes. In the UK, there is increasing …

Up to 50% of children starting mainstream school have speech, language and
communication needs (SLCN). Furthermore, evidence links SLCN to poor academic …

Background: The Child Talk study aimed to develop an evidence-based framework to
support the decision-making of speech and language therapists (SLTs) as they design and …