75172 Get Children Talking - Confident Talkers - Children Conversation Cards From Laura Henry (Author of CBBC Series JoJo & Gran)

• Laura Henry has developed a range of early years conversation cards to enable children to listen, share and connect with their peers and adults
• 48 conversation cards are for parents or careers to use to encourage confident talkers to start meaningful conversations and introduce new words and concepts
• These cards will give you the opportunity, at your leisure, to have open and Frank conversations with your child
• These cards are in English language only
• Laura Henry is the author of BBC/CBBC childrens show 'JoJo & Gran'

Laura Henry has developed a range of early years conversation cards to enable children to listen, share and connect with their peers and adults and to support parents and carers to encourage open discussions with children. “why is this special to you?” “how do you know when your friends are sad?” 48 conversation cards to help you - start meaningful conversations - introduce new words and concepts - help children to develop active listening skills - assist children to think critically - which links to the key characteristics of effective teaching and learning links to support pupil premium funds. here are some comments from early years experts, educators and parents who have used laura's conversations for early years cards: “you can use different scenarios and objects to set the scene, such as using something the child has created, describing what their lunch tastes like or discussing how they feel about a special event, such as their birthday or other celebration.”fi star-stone parenting expert “by engaging in conversation, using the questions on the cards as a guide, children can learn to elaborate their sentences – we know theres a difference Between how children communicate with each other and how they use Their language skills.”amanda frolich international early years physical specialist “i wanted to look at them through the eyes of a Foster carer because I think they have huge potential in supporting Foster children to express their thoughts and in making the needs known, as well as generally supporting conversations and language development.”penny webb foster carer and childminder