Michael Jones has over 30 years’ experience as a Speech and Language Therapist, teacher, and trainer. Michael has taken part in action research involving practical methods to support children’s language development, and has written extensively on the subject, including articles for magazines and academic journals.

Michael’s books for Lawrence Educational include Let’s Get Talking! Supporting Quiet Children,  Let’s Talk About Maths! and ‘On Your Marks! (about language development, mark making and early writing.) Michael’s latest book, Talking and Learning With Young Children’ is published by Sage.