Communication and interaction in the early years

5 a day to support young children’s communication and interaction.

Join my world and play with me - 5 a Day     

Check

When you and your child want to spend time together - check you are both able to see, hear and interact free from distractions.

Play

Try joining your child to play with things they are interested in or encourage them to join in with daily tasks

Respond

Ways to help - How can you help support your child’s communication?

Talk

Turn-taking is very important for children to develop shared attention and to communicate with sounds, actions, facial expressions or words.

Explore

Ideas for activities which can help to support communication and interaction.