"Families are the secret sauce" - talking language development with Dr Steve Hannon

Stories and news from families with Home-Start UK by Home-Start -Because Childhood Can't Wait

Jul 14, 201700:09:37Government & Organizations

Home-Start are partnering with the LENA Research Foundation to launch a programme around language and early childhood development. In this conversation, Dr Steve Hannon explains why hearing language is so important to ch...

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