Lighting Up Young Brains looks at the science behind young children's brain development and its relationship to children's language development. It shows how parents, carers and early years workers can support this process- with a set of top tips for pare

Learning to read well starts early, and good early language skills are the vital stepping stone. If children do not learn to speak and listen from an early age, along with developing their understanding of the meaning of words and stories, they will strug

Making sure that every child leaves primary school able to read well is a crucial part of efforts to turn educational inequalities around – so that every child succeeds, regardless of their background. This is why the Read On. Get On. campaign coalition i

Ensuring that all children are reading well by the age of 11 would make a game-changing contribution to creating a fairer country. As Ready to Read explains, this can only be achieved if there is commitment to boosting the early language skills of the poo

Save the Children believes that if the British government is to deliver on this aim to significantly improve social mobility in England, it must guarantee every child not just a good school place, but a good nursery place too. The evidence for this is cle

Firm foundations in early language skills are critical to breaking the cycle of educational inequality – and to improving the wider life chances of the poorest children. This report sets out how high-quality services and support for families can help over