Overview
In this practical two-hour session, learners will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding and build confidence in identifying and supporting children with speech sound difficulties.
The session will focus on recognising how speech difficulties can present and the impact of other factors including hearing difficulties can impact on speech development. Using this insight, learners will then develop skills to provide both general and targeted strategies to support speech development.
Outcomes
- Understand that not all speech difficulties are due to a physical inability to produce one or more particular sounds.
- Understand the importance of core skills in discrimination and phonological awareness to develop speech clarity.
- Understand the importance of differentiating phonics programmes to reduce overwhelm for children with speech difficulties.
- Feel confident in using strategies to support the young child's confidence in talking and getting their needs met.
- To be able to identify key words or sound targets for individual children.