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Natasha Dasilva

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Natasha DaSilva

Every voice counts: Developing sentence-level talk in the classroom

Every voice counts: Developing sentence-level talk in the classroom

Speaking is how children bring their thinking to life. In this blog, we explore practical ways practitioners can support children to move from single words to confident, sentence-level talk through everyday interactions.

Relationships first: Why social development matters most in the Early Years

Relationships first: Why social development matters most in the Early Years

Practical, relationship led strategies to nurture strong social skills in children under five.

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Every voice counts: strategies for developing speaking skills in the classroom

08 September 2025

Help every child speak with confidence and make your classroom a place where every voice is valued.

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Developing communication and language: listening and attention skills

11 December 2024

Exploring strategies to support effective attention and listening skills.

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Developing communication and language: addressing articulation of sounds

22 January 2024

Exploring strategies to begin to overcome barriers to speech sound delay.

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Supporting bilingual learners in the Early Years

09 September 2020

Some top tips for helping children who are learning English as an additional language to settle in to your setting and to make great progress.