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Understand how the early years practitioner supports the development of speech, language, and communication of children

Use the internet to find out about the following communication difficulties.

Find out what each one is, how it might affect a child’s attempts to communicate, and consider how you might be able to help children in your care who experience these difficulties:

Loss of hearing
Dyspraxia
Stuttering
Ear infection
Visual impairment

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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

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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.

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