Learn how we can incorporate a total communication approach into the classroom, including use of Makaton signs, visuals, written words, objects, photographs, pictures and body language to support students understanding and their ability to express themselves.
Learn how to support students to identify when they have not understood an instruction and ask for help within the classroom and within a small group.
Understand the features of the common, but often hidden condition Developmental Language Disorder and how support students access the curriculum.
Attendees will learn how to use colour-coded sentence building strategies as a Universal approach in the classroom, as well as how to set up a
Parents and caregivers play a crucial role in supporting children’s speech, language and communication development. This workshop will provide advice around working with parents to support children to make progress.
Join this workshop to learn more about delivering a ‘Playing with Words’ group to support children to learn and use everyday vocabulary.
This training supports practitioners to recognise the different ways we can communicate and provides strategies to enable communication in all of its forms within our settings.
Learn how to write stories to support social understanding. Writing these stories supports students to know what to expect within a social situation.
This training provides guidance for practitioners around developing an enabling learning environment for all learners.
Makaton Signing is keyword signing to support children's understanding and their ability to communicate. Learn approximately 40 signs to use in the classroom.
In this workshop you will learn easy to implement strategies that you can use either in the classroom or in your planning that will support children with SLCN.
This workshop includes strategies and guidance on the following areas:
-Targeted & universal in class strategies
-The importance of using meaningful activities in learning experiences.
-Using visuals to aid understanding
-The importance of modelling in all curriculum areas
-Supporting children’s learning with writing frames and task planners
-How using mixed ability groups can support learning
-Creating independency and learning how to identify and ask for help
-Support and scaffolding around questioning
-Strategies to support sentence construction, vocabulary and literacy learning
-Providing emotional support
This workshop focuses on developing positive interactions between practitioners and children with communication differences .