What is it?

Early Talk Boost is a targeted programme aimed at 3-4 year old children who need help with talking and understanding words. Most importantly, the programme helps to boost their language skills to narrow the gap between them and their peers.

The programme aims to accelerate children’s progress in language and communication by an average of 5 months after 9 weeks.

Children who are selected to take part in the programme will attend three sessions per week during circle/story time, each lasting 15-20 minutes delivered by an early years practitioner. The sessions include activities that cover the foundation skills in speech, language and communication that children need for learning and understanding new words, as well as having conversations.

What are the benefits?

• Supports children who are not achieving their expected levels of progress in their language development
• Helps to build relationships with parents, by reinforcing the language skills the child learned during the group session
• An all-in-one speech and language  package
• Proven to improve children’s language and communication through our evidence base

What is the evidence that supports this intervention?

Please read the Evaluation Report below: