Speech and Language Therapy

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1 Speech and Language Therapy Training Courses Prospectus Summer Term Looking after you locally

2 2 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust Contents... About Talk About 2-3 The Talk About team 4 Courses: Talk About Introductory Training Part One 5 Talk About Introductory Training Part Two - Every Child a Talker (ECAT) 6 Attention and Listening Difficulties 7 Difficulties Understanding Language 8 Early Language Development Programme 9 Elklan for Under Fives 10 Expressive Language and Vocabulary Difficulties 11 Hanen Teacher Talk: Course One 12 Training Practitioner-Child Interaction and Peer Coaching 13 Speech Sound Difficulties 14 Talk Boost 15 Working in groups to support children s language development 16 Working with Autism and Social Communication Difficulties 17 Working with Selective Mutism 18 Working with Stammering 19 Welcome to the Talk About prospectus This short prospectus outlines details of the courses available during the Summer Term 2013, most of which are FREE. Dates and venues for our courses in the Autumn Term, and into 2014, will be published in future editions, which you will find on the Talk About website. What we do... Speaking, listening and interacting well with others are fundamental skills which are the building blocks for all areas of life. The early childhood years are a critical period for the development of these skills and are also the best time for interventions to help children with any difficulties. The Talk About project provides early years speech, language and communication needs (SLCNs) support in Norfolk. Following on from the success of the Norfolk based project Every Child a Talker, Talk About is a collaborative project which is grant funded by Norfolk County Council and developed and managed by a team of experts at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust s Speech and Language Service. We provide training for staff who work in playgroups, nurseries and reception classes to help them identify and support children aged three to five years-old who have difficulties in developing their speech, language and communication skills. Talk About is a collaborative project which is grant funded by Norfolk County Council, and developed and managed by Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust s Speech and Language Therapy Service.

3 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust 3 What we offer... Talk About provides training and resources to early years practitioners and teachers in Norfolk so that they are better able to identify children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCNs) and help them to achieve their full potential. Our face-to-face training includes: 1. How children s speech and language usually develops. 2. How to spot when speech and language are not developing as well or as swiftly as usual, and what to do about it. 3. How to ensure your own interaction with children offers the best opportunities for language development. 4. How to monitor your group s speech and language as a whole, and how to track individual children s speech and language development. 5. How to support children with emerging communication difficulties, such as those associated with language delay, unintelligible speech, stammering or autism. 6. How to work effectively with parents to support their children s speech and language needs. Contact information... The Talk About team is happy to discuss the project in more detail and to answer any queries you may have about our courses. T: E: talkabout@nchc.nhs.uk 40 Upton Road, Norwich NR4 7PA How we measure success... We measure and report on the success of the Talk About project in a number of ways, including: Children s language progress Practitioners and teachers levels of training Practitioners and teachers confidence levels in helping children with SLCNs Parents knowledge and understanding of how to support their children s language development

4 organisations to difference to 4 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust Alison Fuller (Project Lead) Helen Angell Alice Hodges Jenni Stone Janette Yaxley Kate Morley Natalie Charlton Rosie Payne Laura Hough Shelley Hester The Talk About team... Our Talk About team are all fully qualified and registered NCH&C Speech and Language Therapists, experienced in working with young children, their families, and the early years settings they attend. We are passionate about sharing our expertise, learning from and working closely with those who support children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCNs). Newsletter... The Lots to Talk About newsletter will keep you updated on upcoming courses and how the Talk About project is progressing. There are also some top tips, good news stories and feedback from you and your colleagues. If you would be interested in receiving this, please talkabout@nchc.nhs.uk This is the first issue of our regular newsletter aimed at keeping you as part of our Talk About community up to date on how the project is going, to direct you to further resources, and to tell you about news and events which may be of interest. It s really exciting every time we welcome new people and Some of you may have already joined our free training sessions and be benefitting from the support of our expert speech and language therapy training team. Others may already be putting into practice what you have learnt and be noticing the benefits for the children and families you work with. Whatever stage you re at, keep up the good work! The efforts you make will really make a big Issue No1 Every child s communication needs understood; every child s communication needs supported Hello and welcome to Lots to Talk About The saying it takes a village to raise a child is one of the fundamental principles of Talk About as we aim to create the best environments for children to develop and flourish by working in partnership with the key people in their lives. Online toolkit Talk About face-to-face training will be supported by an online toolkit, accessible to all early years practitioners and teachers in Norfolk. This is coming online in summer 2013 and can be found at: Ask us for help!... If your setting hasn t signed up to Talk About yet, call or our team with any training requests you might have for supporting young children with communication needs: we ll help if we can!

5 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust 5 Familiarise yourself with the Norfolk ECAT monitoring tool Talk About Introductory Training Part One This course gives an overview of how speech, language and communication develop and introduces participants to the Norfolk Speech and Language Monitoring Tool. It is compulsory that at least one (preferably two) practitioners attend from each setting signed up to Talk About. It will be followed by a Part Two course. All early years and childcare settings signed up to the Talk About project. If you haven t signed up yet, speak to the Talk About team about your training needs: we ll help if we can contact details on Page 3. C666 Norwich, Thorpe Health Centre Mon, April pm-4.30pm C667 Catton Grove, Fiddlewood and Mile Cross Children s Centre Tues, April pm-4.30pm C668 King s Lynn, St James Clinic Weds, April 24 1pm-5pm

6 6 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust Hear how you can work with parents to promote children s language development... Talk About Introductory Training Part Two Every Child a Talker (ECAT) Delegates will explore how the Every Child a Talker (ECAT) monitoring tool is embedded within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Development Matters. You will also hear how you can create a learning environment which is supportive of language development and look at ways of working with parents to promote early language development. Sheila Wigg, NCC Head Teacher Support Advisor. C725 Keystone Innovation Centre, Thetford Thurs, June am-1pm C726 Woodside Centre Community Hub, Norwich Fri, June am-1pm C727 Woodside Centre Community Hub, Norwich Tues, June am-1pm C728 West Norfolk Professional Development Centre, King s Lynn Weds, June am-1pm

7 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust 7 Find out how you can extend a child s listening skills Attention and Listening Diff iculties Being able to listen and pay attention are the building blocks of communication. Learn how this fundamental skill develops, how you can encourage and extend listening and attention and how to identify when a child is struggling. This course will give you practical strategies for individual and group working. C676 Norwich, Thorpe Health Centre Weds, May 8 1pm-5pm C677 Aylsham, Jubilee Family Centre (Please take a packed lunch to this course) Mon, May am-2pm C678 Dereham Children s Centre (Please take a packed lunch to this course) Mon, June am-2pm

8 8 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust Hear how you can support children who struggle to understand Diff iculties Understanding Language This is a practical course to fully enable practitioners to recognise and support children who struggle to understand language. Professionals will also gain confidence in using language at the right level for the children in their setting. C673 Dereham Community Hub (Please take a packed lunch to this course) Tues, April am-2.30pm C688 Aylsham, Jubilee Family Centre Mon, June 10 1pm-5.30pm

9 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust 9 Learn about the relationship between play, learning and language Early Language Development Programme This course is aimed at practitioners working with children aged three years and under, and children whose language is equivalent to three years and under. The course explains the relationship between play, learning and language and the causes of language delay. It also outlines how to adapt your interactions and provide the best environment for the child s language development. C686 Aylsham, Jubilee Family Centre Tues, June am-4.30pm C687 Dereham Community Hub Tues, June am-4.30pm

10 10 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust Discover strategies to support receptive language difficulties Elklan for Under Fives A comprehensive 10-week course which gives practitioners a broad overview of speech, language and communication in under fives. This course covers interaction and non-verbal communication, play, listening and attention. It also explains vocabulary, complex language, strategies to support receptive language difficulties, expressive language, communication, unclear speech and management of stammering. Course materials and accreditation The deadline for applications for this course is Monday, April 15. Applications received after this date cannot be accepted. C669 Norwich, Upton Road Children s Centre (Term time only, and not on Bank Holidays) Mon, April 29 until Mon, July pm-7pm

11 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust 11 See how you can identify normal expressive language development Expressive Language and Vocabulary Diff iculties This course enables practitioners to identify normal expressive language development and provides the skills to know what to do if a child is not meeting these milestones. It also offers general tips and strategies to use in the wider setting. C674 Dereham Children s Centre Tues, May am-12.30pm C675 Aylsham, Jubilee Family Centre Mon, June 24 1pm-4pm

12 12 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust Learn how play and routines can promote language development Hanen Teacher Talk: Course One This course aims to enable positive language development in early childhood settings. It addresses how early years staff can use conversation, play and routines to promote language development. It is a prerequisite for Hanen Teacher Talk Courses Two and Three. C672 Norwich, Catton Grove, Fiddlewood and Mile Cross Children s Centre Tues, April 30 1pm-5pm C693 Dereham Community Hub Weds, July 17 1pm-5pm

13 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust 13 Help your colleagues to develop their interaction skills Practitioner-Child Interaction and Peer Coaching Learn about how your interaction can support children s language development. You ll be able to pick up new interaction skills and find out how to help your colleagues to develop theirs too. C665 Dereham Children s Centre (Please take a packed lunch to this course) Mon, April am-2pm C670 Aylsham, Jubilee Family Centre Mon, April 29 1pm-5pm

14 14 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust Spot if a child s speech is not developing as expected Speech Sound Diff iculties This course covers typical speech development and how you can to identify if a child s speech is not developing as expected. It teaches strategies you can use to support children with speech sound difficulties. C663 Norwich, NANSA Family Centre Thurs, April pm-4.30pm C679 Dereham Children s Centre Tues, May pm-4.30pm

15 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust 15 Improve the level of language in 4-7 year olds Talk Boost This course enables schools to deliver the Talk Boost programme which is aimed at improving the language levels of 4-7 year olds. The structured 10-week programme incorporates small group and whole class strategies which can be delivered by teacher and teaching assistant pairs. 50 per training pair, plus 300 for materials. Applications must be made at least three weeks before the course start date. C690 Norwich, Catton Grove Fiddlewood and Mile Cross Children s Centre Tues, June am-4.30pm C691 Dereham Community Hub Tues, June am-4.30pm C692 Gt Yarmouth, Alderman Swindell School Tues, July am-4.30pm

16 16 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust Find out how adult talk can support children s speech Working in Groups to Support Children s Language Development This three-hour course teaches how to use the I CAN Chatting with Children resource to run small language groups and explores practical ways to run groups within different settings. You will learn about adult talk techniques which support children s speech, language and communication development, including interactive book reading. C682 Dereham Community Hub Mon, May 20 1pm-4pm C670 Norwich, Thorpe Health Centre Weds, June 5 1pm-4pm

17 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust 17 Recognise when children are struggling with communication skills Working with Autism and Social Communication Diff iculties This course gives practitioners an overview of the typical development of social communication skills, the ability to recognise when children are struggling in developing these skills and strategies to support them in the early years setting. All early years and childcare settings signed up to the Talk About project. If you haven t signed up yet, speak to the Talk About team about your training needs: we ll help if we can contact details on Page 3. C664 Norwich, Catton Grove Fiddlewood and Mile Cross Children s Centre Mon, April pm-4.30pm C689 Dereham Children s Centre (Please take a packed lunch to this course) Weds, June am-2pm

18 18 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust Learn what to do if you have a child who is selectively mute Working with Selective Mutism This course introduces practitioners to selective mutism what it is and how to recognise it. It will enable staff to know what to do if they have a child who is selectively mute in their setting and gives specific ideas on strategies to use. C684 Norwich, Catton Grove Fiddlewood and Mile Cross Children s Centre Weds, May 22 1pm-4pm C685 Dereham Children s Centre Tues, July pm-4.30pm

19 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust 19 How to help a child who stammers Working with Stammering This course clarifies what stammering is, looks at different types of stammering, and explores the causes. It covers how to help a child who stammers in your setting and looks at when to refer them on to the expert speech and language therapy support available. C680 Norwich, Catton Grove Fiddlewood and Mile Cross Children s Centre Tues, May 14 1pm-4pm C685 Dereham Children s Centre Thurs, July am-12.30pm

20 Learning a first language is the most important thing a child will ever do Early years practitioners are in a unique position to support the development of language and communication skills in children They can have a big impact... Universally Speaking, The Communication Trust, 2011 I feel so much more confident I feel as though the path of speech development has been made clear and I am in a much better position to develop all my children in their speech and language skills... Teacher, Every Child a Talker, DfCSF, 2009 For further information or advice For further information, such as how to refer a child to our Speech and Language Therapy Service, contact your local office in King s Lynn on or Norwich on You can receive help with queries about NHS services from NCH&C Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) Tel: pals@nchc.nhs.uk If you would like this publication in large print, Braille, alternative format or in a different language, please contact us on and we will do our best to help. Produced by Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust, April Review date, April Looking after you locally