“But he holded it and broked it and then he goed away!” Why do some children speak this way?
A direct quote from Son 2, when he was aged about 3. I think his brother had seized and re-modelled one of Son 2’s precious…
Speech Talk 1: Steven Pinker – on language
Steven Pinker is one of our favourite language scientists. Although he has his critics, he doesn’t mask his thoughts with academic jargon and impenetrable prose. You know…
Jack and Jill and that hill
Son 2 came home from his second day of school (okay, this was a couple of weeks ago) with this fine work: I love the…
FAQ: In what order and at what age should my child have learned his/her speech sound consonants?
Read our 2019 update here. Stop right there. When it comes to speech, be wary of words like “should”. Sure, we have lots of validated…
Do we spend too much time on rhyming books? What else should we do to prepare pre-schoolers to read?
Duck in the TruckThe Cat in the HatMadeline, with her vines and twelve little girls in two straight lines All great, fun books to read…