Quietness? Shyness? Or Selective Mutism?

Our aim is for all children to develop as confident speakers. However some children are confident speakers at home, but need more support than others to talk in our settings. Practitioners often describe children who talk well at home, but who are silent in the setting as selectively mute/elective mute/my mute little girl/my selective mute?. They may also say, He talks well at home but chooses not to speak with us. None of these descriptions is likely to be accurate! use this guide to learn more.