Background Many healthcare and educational services providers have undergone a rapid
transition from a face‐to‐face to a tele‐practice mode of service delivery in the context of the …

What we know already-For a number of years now population studies have shown us that
parental book reading is an important feature of what is sometimes called the child's Home …

There has been increasing interest over the past decade with regard to the health and
wellbeing implications of time spent outdoors in nature for children. Universal systematic …

Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) use a wide range of interventions
including poorly evidenced dietary interventions. To investigate parents' and professionals' …

Background Accurate early identification of children with low language ability is important
but existing measures generally have low sensitivity. This remains an area of concern for …

Children from areas of social disadvantage experience delays in their language
development, with significant numbers of children entering nursery classes with limited oral …

Aims and objectives The Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) champions and supports the
use of effective early intervention to improve the lives of children and young people at risk of …

Methods A pragmatic diagnostic accuracy study was carried out in five areas of England
comparing the performance of two screening tools (Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) …

Background Early interventions to support young children's language development through
responsive parent–child interaction have proven efficacy but are not currently delivered …

This chapter explains the need to focus on the early language skills of young children in the
first 3 years of life. It looks at individual differences in language development and points to …