Allied Perspectives

By November, many Early Childhood Educators have a clear picture of how children communicate in the classroom. Some children are talking constantly. Others use very few words or none at all. In busy group care settings where language demands are high, it can be hard to know how best to support children who communicate differently. This article focuses on communication beyond spoken words, why behaviour often shows up when communication is hard, and how educators already suppo

In early learning settings, March is often when language differences start to stand out more clearly. You’re hearing who is talking constantly, who follows group directions with ease, and who seems to get lost in the noise of a busy room. For many Educators and ECEs, this is the point in the year when you start comparing children more closely; not out of judgment, but because you’re seeing patterns. And it can be hard to know what’s typical, what’s a concern, and what simply