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Developmental Disabilities
David Williams | October 5, 2015What is Autism & an Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Society’s fascination with the talents of autistic-savants has been selectively influential in raising awareness about an autistic spectrum...
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SEN In Early Years
David Williams | September 21, 2015Providing Speech and Language Support to Children with SEN
The use of speech and language is a critical component which lies at the heart of learning in...
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SEN In Early Years
David Williams | September 1, 2015Special Educational Needs in Early Years
As elsewhere in the wider community, some children in an early years setting may have special needs associated...
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Child Development
David Williams | July 30, 2015EYFS Development 40-60 Months: The Twilight Stage
‘Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young,In a world of magnets and miracles,Our...
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Child Development
David Williams | June 22, 2015EYFS Development 30-50 Months: Ready for Reception
Whilst it would be an exaggeration to claim the EYFS child between 30 and 50 months has become...
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Child Development
David Williams | June 19, 2015EYFS Development 22-36 Months: Working on Words
Generally much smarter than he sounds, and therefore frequently under-estimated, the child described in the EYFS’ (Early Years...
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Child Development
David Williams | May 22, 2015EYFS Development 16-26 Months: Tale of the Two Year Old
Having cracked the outer layers of the language code and largely mastered the basics of mobility, the former...
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Child Development
David Williams | May 11, 2015EYFS Development 8-20 Months: Talking Toddlers
The second of the overlapping Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) phases extends from 8-20 months. Here, the ‘yearling’...
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Child Development
David Williams | April 28, 2015EYFS Development 0-11 Months: Infant and Baby Milestones
The term ‘infant’ – from the Latin ‘infans’: meaning speechless – is characteristically applied to young children up...
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Child Development
David Williams | April 13, 2015EYFS Development Pre-natel: Newborn Baby Research
‘There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, The earth, and every common sight, To me did...