Speech and Language Therapy

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www.talkaboutnorfolk.co.uk Looking after you locally

Training Courses Prospectus

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The Talk About team 4

Courses:

Attention and Listening Difficulties 5

Difficulties Understanding Language 6

Early Language

Development Programme 7

Elklan for Under Fives 8

Expressive Language

and Vocabulary Difficulties 9

Practitioner-Child Interaction

and Peer Coaching 10

Signalong Foundation 11

Speech Sound Difficulties 12

Hanen Teacher Talk: Course Three 13

Working in groups to support

children’s language development 14

Working with Autism and Social

Communication Difficulties 15

Working with Selective Mutism 16

This short prospectus outlines details of the courses available during the Spring Term 2014, most of which are FREE.

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

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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.

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

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: 01603 508944

E: [email protected]

40 Upton Road, Norwich NR4 7PA

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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).

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.

Alison Fuller (Project Lead)

Helen Angell Alice Hodges Jenni Stone Janette Yaxley

Kate Morley Natalie Charlton Rosie Payne Laura Hough Shelley Hester

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 email: [email protected]

The Talk About team...

With dark evenings and cold mornings upon us, it’s good to have a reason to celebrate and the Talk About team has just that! At the end of October we held a celebration evening to reflect on the progress made by our T

alk About community over the last year

. As well as recognising the fantastic support we have received from early years settings and staf

f, we also looked at how, together, we have identified local children’s needs and ensured these are met going forward. Read more about this on pages 4-5. The event also saw the launch of our new Talk About Online Resource Centre. This features practical ideas and information about how you can support children with various speech and language needs. There are also a range of fantastic films, featuring a number of local staf

f and families, which I hope you will look up soon. See page 3 for details.

I’m also delighted to let you know that the Talk About team recently received an award from the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, in recognition of the benefits offered by the project to local staff and children. Read more on page 2. And don’t forget, spring is our final Talk About term, so make sure you book your place on one of our training courses soon. W

e also have plans for other activities in early 2014, including art exhibitions in Swaffham and Norwich, so do look out for your invitation! With Christmas just a few weeks away, I hope you’ll all have a chance to do some celebrating of your own. Thank you again for all your support throughout 2013, which has helped to make T

alk About an award-winning project.

Alison Fuller

Talk About Project Lead NCH&C Speech and Language Therapy

Inside this issue...

• Celebrating a year of success

• attend our coursesDon’t miss out – last chance to

• Talk About receives prestigious national award

• The art of communication – time to get creative!

• Our Online Resource Centre goes live

• administratorMeet our Talk About

• Putting communication on the agenda

• Acclaimed author shares his love of fairy tales

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www.talkaboutnorfolk.co.uk

Every child’s communication needs understood; every child’

s communication needs supported

Hello and welcome to

Lots to Talk About…

Date for your diary!

Talk About Winter W orkshop

Friday, November 29, 3-5pm, at The King’

s Centre, Queen Anne’s Road, Great Y

armouth, NR31 0LE. RSVP to:

[email protected]

by November 18.

New Online Resource Centre...

Talk About face-to-face training is now supported by our New Online Resouce Centre, accessible to all early years practitioners and teachers in Norfolk. To see our short, instructional films, and download our guides to conditions and other resources, go to www.talkaboutnorfolk.co.uk

Ask us for help!...

If your setting hasn’t signed up to Talk About yet, call or email our team with any training requests you might have for supporting young children with communication needs: we’ll help if we can!

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Course information...

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.

Available to...

All early years and childcare settings signed up to the Talk About project and those who have completed the Introductory Training Part One. 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.

Training provided by...

NCH&C’s Talk About Team, Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service.

Cost per place...

This course is free.

How to apply for this course...

Please apply online at

www.norfolkchildcarejobs.com/ training-application

Attention and Listening Diff iculties

Courses (2013)

Code Venue Date Time

D212 Norwich - Professional Development Centre, NR7 9QL

Weds, Feb 26 9.30am-2pm

D213 Aylsham - Aylsham Lodge Hotel, NR11 6JH

Mon, Feb 3 1-5pm

D214 King’s Lynn - West Norfolk

Professional Development Centre, PE30 2HU

Tues, Feb 11 1-5pm

‘Find out how you can extend a child’s

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Courses (2013)

Code Venue Date Time

D215 Norwich - Professional Development

Centre, NR7 9QL Tues, Jan 14 9.30am-2.30pm

D216 Great Yarmouth - The Kings Centre,

NR31 0LE Mon, Jan 20 1pm-5.30pm

D217 King’s Lynn - West Norfolk

Professional Development Centre, PE30 2HU

Wed, Jan 29 1-5.30pm

‘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. Practitioners will also gain confidence in using language at the right level for the children in their setting.

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Courses (2013)

Code Venue Date Time

D218 Norwich - Professional Development

Centre, NR7 9QL Tues, Jan 28 9.30am-4.30pm

‘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.

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Courses (2013)

Code Venue Date Time

D219 Norwich - Woodside Centre, NR7 9DX Tues, Jan 14, 21, 28, Feb 4, 11, 25, Mar 4, 11, 18, 25 4.30-7pm ‘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.

Available to...

Training provided by...

Cost per place...

Course materials and accreditation £69.50.

The deadline for applications for this course is Friday, December 20. Applications received after this date cannot be accepted.

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Courses (2013)

Code Venue Date Time

D220 Norwich - Woodside Centre, NR7 9DX

Mon, Mar 3 9.30am-12.30pm

D221 Aylsham - Aylsham Lodge Hotel, NR11 6JH

Weds, Jan 15 1-4pm

D222 Swaffham - Swaffham Community Centre, PE37 7RB

Tues, Mar 11 1-4pm

‘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.

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Courses (2013)

Code Venue Date Time

D223 Norwich - Woodside Centre, NR7 9DX Mon, Jan 13 9.30am-2pm D224 Swaffham - Green Britain Centre,

PE37 3HT

Tues, Jan 21 1-5pm

‘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.

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Signalong Foundation

Course information...

Signalong is a sign support system which is based on British Sign Language vocabulary and concepts. It aims to support people with learning difficulties. This course consists of seven, two-hour sessions and covers hand formations, sign movements and directions. It also teaches between 350 and 400 words relevant for young children. A Signalong Manual and certificate will be presented on completion.

Available to...

All early years and childcare settings signed up to the Talk About project and those who have completed the Introductory Training Part One. If you haven’t signed up yet, find our contact details on Page 3.

Courses are led by a trained Signalong instructor.

Cost per place...

www.norfolkchildcarejobs.com/ training-application ‘Learn hand formations, sign movements and directions…’

Courses (2013)

Code Venue Date Time

D142 Norwich - Woodside Centre, NR7 9DX Weds, Jan 22, 29, Feb 5, 12, 26, Mar 5, 12

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Courses (2013)

Code Venue Date Time

D225 Norwich - Woodside Centre, NR7 9DX Weds, Feb 5 1.30-4.30pm D226 Great Yarmouth - The Kings Centre,

NR31 0LE Mon, Feb 10 9.30am-12.30pm

D227 Thetford - Thomas Paine Hotel, IP24 1AA

Tues, Feb 25 9.30am-12.30pm

‘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 identify if a child’s speech is not developing as expected. It teaches strategies you can use to support children with speech sound difficulties.

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‘Encourage

children to interact with each other

effectively…’

Hanen Teacher Talk: Course Three

Encouraging Peer Interaction

Building on the learning from Hanen Teacher Talk Courses One and Two, this course will enable practitioners to create an environment which encourages children to interact with each other effectively.

Available to...

All early years and childcare settings signed up to the Talk About project and those who have completed the Introductory Training Part One. If you haven’t signed up yet, find our contact details on Page 3. You must have completed Hanen Teacher Talk: Course One before applying to attend for this follow on course.

Training provided by...

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Courses (2013)

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Courses (2013)

Code Venue Date Time

D229 Norwich - Woodside Centre, NR7 9DX Weds, Jan 15 1-4pm D230 Aylsham - Aylsham Lodge Hotel,

NR11 6JH

Weds, Mar 5 1-4pm

D231 Thetford - Keystone Innovation Centre, IP24 1JD

Weds, Jan 22 2-5pm

‘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.

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Courses (2013)

Code Venue Date Time

D232 Norwich - Woodside Centre, NR7 9DX Mon, Jan 27 9.30am-2pm D233 Aylsham - Aylsham Lodge Hotel,

NR11 6JH

Tue, Feb 4 9.30am-2pm

D234 Thetford - Keystone Innovation Centre, IP24 1JD

Weds, Feb 12 1-5pm

‘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.

Available to...

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.

Cost per place...

How to apply for this course...

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Courses (2013)

Code Venue Date Time

D235 Norwich - Woodside Centre, NR7 9DX Weds, Feb 12 2-5pm

‘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.

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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 01553 668544 or Norwich on 01603 508946.

You can receive help with queries about NHS services from NCH&C Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)

Tel: 0800 088 4449 Email: [email protected]

If you would like this publication in

large print, Braille, alternative format

or in a different language, please

contact us on 01603 697300 and we

will do our best to help.

Produced by Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust, November 2013. Review date, November 2014.

www.talkaboutnorfolk.co.uk Looking after you locally

“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...”