'Every Child a Talker'

Articles

Michael is a regular contributor to educational publications. Here are a selection. Some are about Every Child a Talker, some are specifically about communication in Early Years and others are of general interest.

For more articles about a range of educational issues please look at my publications section.

Date	Magazine/Newspaper	Article Title	Description
2004
November	Special Children	'Here's one you've heard before'	How rehearsing stories in small groups helps children with additional needs to access storytime.
2005
March	Special Children	'Record and Play'	Linking stories, small world play and stories recorded onto audiotape to develop children’s language and literacy.
2008
January	Special Children	Rules of Engagement	Setting ‘golden rules’ for ADULTS can be an effective way of promoting positive behaviour and communication in children.
2009
Feb/March	Special Children	Cue Response	A general description of how ECaT was set up in Luton, for the benefit of ALL young children.
June	Nursery World	Talk Back	Engaging children and parents through a ‘Chatterbox’ loan scheme.
June/July	Special Children	Signing Success	How using sign language with hearing children in Early Years settings can promote language and communication.
Aug/Sept	Special Children	Look at Me!	Understanding attention seeking behaviour in children, and helping them overcome it.
October	Early Years Educator	Make every child a talker	How ECaT was set up in Luton, and how practitioners have developed successful projects to meet the needs of the children and families they work with.
2010
January	Nursery World	Attention Seeking	Sustaining children’s attention and involvement.
February	Child Care	Every Child a Talker	Supporting Childminders to develop children's language and communication.
May	Early Years Educator	Interesting Vocabulary	How young children can learn new ideas and vocabulary very quickly.
June	Nursery World	Marking Time	Linking mark making, construction and role play outdoors.
July	Early Years Educator	Pack away the daytime	Meeting the challenge of working in a 'pack away' setting.
August	Nursery World	Sign Posting	How using sign language with hearing children can help their vocabulary development and storytelling skills.