SLCN: Speech, Language and Communication Needs
This online course outlines definitions, statistics, areas of need, and implications for educational achievement.
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You'll also work through how you can boost quality teaching and learning by using strategies to support children with a range of difficulties in your school.
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Ideal for Teachers, Teaching Assistants and Senior Leadership teams.​
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With 11 BONUS Materials!
Would you like some training on Speech, Language and Communication Needs?
This course is suitable for training staff in all education settings including preschools, primary schools and secondary schools.
Do you have children in your class or setting who have difficulties like these?
Poor attention skills
Relies on routines and copying others
Difficulties following instructions
Lack of awareness of what is going on around them
Know and use fewer words
Talks (and writes) in shorter sentences
Frustration and challenging behaviour
Immature social skills
'Struggling Academically’
I've made you a course
It's online so you can do it any time. No waiting around for a specific date.
You'll gain specialist skills from the pre-recorded video presentations, created by a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.
You can re-visit the course at a later stage, multiple times to refresh your skills and download the bonus materials.
You can deliver this specialist training to your whole team, with all of the benefits of cost saving and data producing without having to do ANY planning! All you have to do is press play.
You can follow this course at your pace and add these specialist skills to your CV.
You'll get a certificate upon completion.
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After completing this course:
You (and your team if you deliver this course as training) will have a better understanding of SLCN and its presentations.
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By implementing the knowledge and strategies learnt in the SLCN course, you can be confident in delivering High Quality Teaching (even higher than you did before the course) for your current class and for years to come.
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You will feel confident to work with the children in your setting who have speech & language difficulties.
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You will be able to help the children you work with to make progress and overcome their barriers to learning.
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You’ll have saved money on finding cover support for your class or session. And the more of your team who complete the course the more money you’ll save on finding cover for them too!
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You can update your SEND report to show that you (and 100% of your staff if you deliver this course as training) have received specialist speech and language training and are skilled to work with children with additional needs.
What will you get?
In module 1 we will look at the definition of SLCN, prevalence and patterns, pupil profiles and case studies, barriers to their learning, the wider impacts of SLCN, and what does a Speech and Language Therapist do?
Module 2 covers discussion and definitions of the 7 different areas of SLCN.
Throughout module 3, I'll show you specific strategies to support the children you work with, for each of the 7 areas of SLCN.
Module 4 features a recap of information, onward planning for you to take what you've learnt into your daily work with the children, further reading and sources or support to extend your CPD even further.
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Watch the video below for a free look around the course.
Are there any BONUS materials?
Oh yes!
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You'll get an extra 9 downloadable PDFs:
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7 with strategies for each area of SLCN,
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1 with references and links for further information,
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1 with a list of charities and organisations for you to keep in your resources bank.
ALSO INCLUDED
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SLCN Checklist- an easy-to-use tick sheet resource to help you identify the areas of need for a particular child and for ongoing monitoring of their skills. Click here for more information. Saving you £24!
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SLCN E-book- A 15 page e-book for education staff to build their knowledge and skills in working with children who have Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN). Click here for more information. Saving you £15!