Speech and Language in the Early Years INSET

Speech and Language in the Early Years

In Setting Training Agenda – 2012

The aim of this training is to support and develop practitioners’ understanding of children’s speech, language and communication development, knowledge of normal patterns of development, monitoring practices, effective multi-agency working, fostering parental partnerships and best practices when working with children with communicative difficulties.

10am -12pm	Introduction
	Why is communication so important?
	Language Acquisition Theories
	Contemporary Research-based Approaches to Communication
	Types of Communicative Difficulties and Impairments
12-12.45pm	LUNCH
12.45-3.30pm	Practical Application of Theory
	Augmentative and Alternative Means of Communication
	British Sign Language, Sign Along and Makaton
	The role of Early Years Practitioners, Speech and Language Therapists (SALTs) and other professionals

Full slides and supporting materials (speaker’s notes, appendix, handouts, activity outlines) to follow.

Patricia Kuhl’s The Linguistic Genius of Babies video can be found here.

Charles Limb’s Building the Musical Muscle video can be found here.

Featured in Under 5 Magazine’s Training Special

 

Recently, I was approached by the Pre-school Learning Alliance team for my opinions on the way that their EduCare CPD programmes had impacted my setting and staff practice. Later, we found that we had been featured as part of their training special issue.

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