Alison Sutton, the founder of Talking Matters, talks about the importance of early language to lifelong learning.
Alison is the founder of Talking Matters, a campaign to put early talk at the top of the agenda for child wellbeing and education. Alison has a background in research and evaluation in adult literacy, lifelong learning, and social services for the Ministry of Education, the Tertiary Education Commission, and other local and central government agencies.