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Understanding & Supporting Multilingual Children’s Language Acquisition
February 11, 2011 – 8:50 pm | No Comment

This article explains some of the theories behind the way children acquire second and subsequent languages and how you can support them.
Children developing a second language follow a recognisable pattern which is very similar to …

Including Multilingual Children in Your Setting
January 31, 2011 – 5:54 pm | No Comment

The idea of having a child in your childminding setting who does not speak English, or your own home language, may seem daunting. Here are some tips to help you successfully include children that speak a range of languages.

What Childminding Policies do you really Need?
January 25, 2011 – 10:52 am | 2 Comments
What Childminding Policies do you really Need?

Not sure what policies your really need? Here is a handy table showing which childminding policies are compulsory in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

Reading Aloud with Children
November 25, 2010 – 4:49 pm | No Comment
Reading Aloud with Children

A lot of time and money is spent in the school education system to teach children to read. Many children however are still not reading well. One …