{"podcast":{"title":"The Voice of Early Childhood","slug":"the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746","podcast_index_feed_id":6315746,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/469116/rss","website_url":"http://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/e/0/5/ae05a72814194d78e55e3c100dce7605/Podcast_logo_Libsyn.png","author":"Angelica Celinska","episode_count":159,"summary":"The Voice of Early Childhood Podcast: involving you in thought-provoking discussions around early childhood. This weekly podcast brings you discussion, reflection, debate and a window into the minds of advocates working with our young leaders of tomorrow.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-23T04:17:20.189634+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746"},"episode":{"title":"Supporting children's language through shared stories and sustained dialogue","slug":"supporting-children-s-language-through-shared-stories-and-sustained-dialogue","published_at":"2026-03-30T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746/supporting-children-s-language-through-shared-stories-and-sustained-dialogue","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746","url":"https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/supporting-childrens-language-through-shared-stories-and-sustained-dialogue/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/decd6f39-4851-4730-ba8f-070dbd282579/Ep153.mp3?dest-id=3970080","summary":"This article explores the TWiTCH (Talk with Tales for Children) programme, outlining its pedagogical foundations and structure, alongside findings from an independent pilot evaluation. It highlights how coach-led professional development and dialogic story practices can strengthen educators' confidence and support children's language, reasoning, and engagement during shared book reading. Read the article here: https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/supporting-childrens-language-through-shared-stories-and-sustained-dialogue / This episode is in partnership with TWiTCH and Sheffield Hallam University To find out more about the TWiTCH programme visit: https://research.shu.ac.uk/twitchefficacytrial/ To take part in the TWiTCH programme, submit an interest form: https://forms.office.com/e/Rq3pwJGUiT?origin=lprLink Listen to more: If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like: · Helicopter stories: Bringing every child's story to life, with Trisha Lee: https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/helicopter-stories-bringing-every-childs-story-to-life/ · Stories that connect us: How books foster belonging in the early years with Laura Henry-Allain: https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/stories-that-connect-us-how-books-foster-belonging-in-the-early-years-2/ Get in touch and share your voice: Do you have thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch here! – https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/contact/ Episode break down: 00:00 – Welcome and episode overview 00:36 – Guest introduction: Fufy Demissie 00:54 – Fufy's background and experience 01:27 – What is the TWiTCH programme? 02:37 – Origins: language gap and research context 03:11 – Funding, development, and trial expansion 03:55 – What TWiTCH stands for 04:11 – Structure: nine stories across the year 04:46 – Week one: story immersi…","meta_description":"This article explores the TWiTCH (Talk with Tales for Children) programme, outlining its pedagogical foundations and structure, alongside findings from an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1529,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746/episodes/supporting-children-s-language-through-shared-stories-and-sustained-dialogue/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746/supporting-children-s-language-through-shared-stories-and-sustained-dialogue.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}