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Understand the role of support staff when supporting speech, language and communication development in the learning environment

‘Communication Trust Platform 3: Questioning’. This video from The Communication Trust shows adults using different types of questioning techniques with children from a range of age groups to support language development.

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‘Primary and secondary school teachers’ from the Speech and Language UK website
‘Strategies for supporting speech, language and communication’ from the Speech and Language UK website
‘Better communication’ from the Special Educational Needs website
‘Supporting Children with Speech and Language Impairments’ from Inclusion, SEN and Parenting

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Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

Click to read this article from the Speech and Language UK website on 'Helping children with speech, language and communication needs catch up at school'.
Makaton is a language programme using signs and symbols to help people to communicate. It is designed to support spoken language and the signs and symbols are used with speech, in spoken word order. Click to read more.
Click to read more about AFASIC, the children’s charity supporting those with speech, language and communication impairments.
‘Supporting students with communication issues’ is an article by Sonia Blandford for Teach Secondary.
‘Speech, Language and Communication Needs and Primary School-aged Children’ initially produced by ICAN.
‘Speech, Language and Communication in Secondary Aged Pupils’ initially produced by ICAN.

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