Young Reporter: English Language Conference- Freya Beer, Croydon High
On the 6th of December, English Language A-Level students from across the country gathered at the Friends House in London for a conference held annually by ‘emagazine’, which is run by the English and Media Centre. The conference consisted of five key speakers, the first of which was Dr. Tamar Keren-Portnoy. Hailing from the University of York, Keren-Portnoy spoke on child language development - more specifically, the idea that babbling is one of the most important components in teaching infants and toddlers to speak. In order to encourage it - especially in children with developmental delays - she and her students have developed ‘Babble Play’, which has shown promising results.
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On the 6th of December, English Language A-Level students from across the country gathered at the Friends House in London for a conference held annually by ‘emagazine’, which is run by the English and Media Centre. The conference consisted of five key speakers, the first of which was Dr. Tamar Keren-Portnoy. Hailing from the University of York, Keren-Portnoy spoke on child language development - more specifically, the idea that babbling is one of the most important components in teaching infants and toddlers to speak. In order to encourage it - especially in children with developmental delays - she and her students have developed ‘Babble Play’, which has shown promising results.
