Understand how the early years practitioner supports the development of speech, language, and communication of children
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘How you can support a young baby's speech, language and communication skills '
- ‘Supporting children’s speech, language and communication development in early years settings and schools’ by Cumbria County Council
- ‘Types of AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication)’ on the Communication Matters website
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Look up speech difficulties on the internet and find out more about some of the reasons children find learning to speak difficult.
- Click on the icon to the left to the website of Afasic, a children’s charity supporting those with speech, language and communication impairments.
- Use an internet search engine to find the website of the Royal National Institute for the Deaf.
- Click on the icon to the the left to go to the website of the Literacy Trust which promotes literacy for all.
- Consider if you had a child in your setting who had a hearing or sight impairment what help might you be able to receive from other professionals and agencies?
- Click on the icon to the left to go to the Makaton webpage.
- Use the internet to find out about the following communication difficulties.
- Click to read ‘Communication and language: Develop your own approach’ on the Early Years Educator website.
- Click to read ‘6 great ways to develop language through physical development’ on the Early Years Careers website.
- This webinar from Ofstednews is titled ‘Part 2 - Early years curriculum: A curriculum for communication and language’. It explores what a good curriculum should look like to support development of communication and language.
- Think And Challenge
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