Kate Freeman – författare

Down the Slide, part of the ‘Words Together’ series, has been created to support children to understand and use two-word sentences.

Using the pivot word ‘down’, the simple story and repetitious structure provide an opportunity for the child to hear and experience the sentence structure in new ways. Bright and colourful illustrations provide rich opportunities for conversation and engagement.

This storybook is an exciting resource for early years practitioners, parents, and those working with children at an early stage of speech and language development.

Designed to be used either independently or alongside the ‘Words Together’ storybooks, Helping Children Find Their Voices is a guide for parents and practitioners supporting children in the early stages of learning to talk, specifically to understand and use two-word sentences.

Written in a friendly and reassuring tone, the book untangles questions and concerns that many parents and practitioners share around language development, such as whether children are reaching important milestones, whether they benefit from screen-time and dummies, and what to do if there might be a problem.

Key features of this book include:

• Chapters that can either be followed consecutively, offering tips on how to encourage first words and the combining of words into two-word sentences, or dipped in-and-out of according to the individual child’s level of development

• Practical information and advice rooted in theory, giving parents and practitioners the confidence and background knowledge to support communication

• Activities that can be integrated into everyday interactions, giving children the opportunity to hear simple sentence structures that they can progress towards in their own speech.

Also available as part of a set, with four colourful picture books, this guide is an ideal resource for early years practitioners, parents, and those working with children who have delayed speech and language development.

Gone to the Park, part of the ‘Words Together’ series, has been created to support children to understand and use two-word sentences.

Using the pivot word ‘gone’, the simple story and repetitious structure provide an opportunity for the child to hear and experience the sentence structure in new ways. Bright and colourful illustrations provide rich opportunities for conversation and engagement.

This storybook is an exciting resource for early years practitioners, parents, and those working with children at an early stage of speech and language development.

Hello!, part of the ‘Words Together’ series, has been created to support children to understand and use two-word sentences.

Using the pivot word ‘hello’, the simple story and repetitious structure provide an opportunity for the child to hear and experience the sentence structure in new ways. Bright and colourful illustrations provide rich opportunities for conversation and engagement.

This storybook is an exciting resource for early years practitioners, parents, and those working with children at an early stage of speech and language development.

Sleep Time, part of the ‘Words Together’ series, has been created to support children to understand and use two-word sentences.

Using the pivot word ‘sleeping’, the simple story and repetitious structure provide an opportunity for the child to hear and experience the sentence structure in new ways. Bright and colourful illustrations provide rich opportunities for conversation and engagement.

This storybook is an exciting resource for early years practitioners, parents, and those working with children at an early stage of speech and language development.