SPEECH CLUB FOR PARENTS & FAMILIES
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We empower parents and families to improve THEIR child's speech & language at home.
We teach A full range of basic communication skills which a typical child may take 12-18 months to master.
Ideal for all children, including those at nursery - not just those who are displaying a language delay.
Are you worried that your child is not talking? Are they struggling to play with other children and to make good eye-contact or to take turns? Are they struggling to link words together? Do they rely on pointing or pulling you to the item they want? If you have any concerns about your child's ability to express themselves then this course could be for you.
This course is designed for pre-school children who have limited verbal language. It takes your child from the early skill of eye-contact right up to the ability to make short sentences, following a hierarchical developmental order that has been designed by our two speech and language therapists.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
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Online videos with speech and language therapy activities. These can be watched at home at your convenience.
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We’ve made it fun and engaging, knowing that each section may need to be repeated until your child improves.
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Speech Club Guides on all areas of your toddlers' early speech and language.
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Additional activity sheets to print out and do at home.
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Monthly online live Q&A's sessions with highly experienced paediatric speech & language therapists
All memberships include full access to all of the learning videos, parent guides and activity sheets.
Have you always wanted to help your child to talk but not known where to start? Work your way through this course and you can be reassured that you are targeting the appropriate words in a manner that your child can access. This course consists of 18 modules - all with printable handouts with pictures you can use at home as well as a posting game to make, lotto boards to play and much much more.
Sit next to your child in front of your computer screen and play the role of a teaching assistant. Help keep your child focused on the screen and encourage them to respond to the speech therapists' games. Watch the lessons multiple times in the comfort of your own home. Use the accompanying work sheets and games to support your child's language development within your home.
How long does my child need to join for?
This is a good question and not straightforward to answer. In normal development an 12-18 month old toddler would progress from first sounds to 3 word sentences in 2+ years. However, if your child is 2 years old or more, we would hope that the course could be completed in a shorter period. It depends on your child's age and ability and how often you both engage in the course and with the activities.
What this course does NOT DO:
This course does not replace the invaluable intervention of an actual speech therapist who can work with your specific child and respond to the verbal utterances that your child makes. This course can be used to help support the work your speech therapist is doing or it can allow you to be helping your child whilst they are on a waiting list to be seen by a speech therapist.
This course does not focus on improving the clarity of your child's speech, it focuses on the words and the language that they use.
1). HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR CHILD'S LISTENING SKILLS
AND THEIR AWARENESS OF SOUNDS.
2). THE IMPORTANCE OF TURN-TAKING AND HOW TO
ENCOURAGE THIS SKILL.
3). THE ART OF LOOKING. Why eye contact is so
important for your child and how to improve it.
4). SOUNDS BEFORE WORDS. Some easy sounds which
your child may be able to make.
5). IMITATION AND COPYING. How to encourage your child
to imitate and copy you.
6). THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOICE MAKING. How to
encourage your child to make a choice.
7). FOLLOWING SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS. How to follow
simple instructions and teach your child to understand
simple commands.
8). LEARNING HOW TO LINK VERBS AND NOUNS.
Learning how to link nouns and verbs. Teaching your child the function of the objects around them so that
they begin to use early words appropriately.
9). SOCIALISATION SKILLS. The importance of social skills
and how we learn these skills alongside our development
of language.
10). "LET'S GET TALKING!" Early words and how to say them.
11). HOW TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY - Part One
Four different lessons that help teach your child the
names of body parts and clothing.
12). HOW TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY - Part Two
How to teach your child the names of animals, transport and toys.
13). HOW TO INTRODUCE VERBS. A collection of lessons
showing you how to teach your child action words so
that they can start to link words together.
14). HOW TO PUT TWO WORDS TOGETHER. The start of your
child linking basic words so they can start to say short
phrases.
15). HOW TO INTRODUCE EARLY CONCEPTS. Six lessons
that teach your child to say the following words: big/little,
up/down, hot/cold, open/shut, dirty/clean, front/back.
16). HOW TO INTRODUCE PREPOSITIONS. Teaching your
child the difference between the words in/on/under and
encouraging them to say these words in short phrases.
17). HOW TO FORM SHORT SENTENCES. Teaching your
child how to start to form three word sentences.
18). HOW TO INTRODUCE PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
How to break words into separate sounds and also to
identify the first sound of a word.
WE WILL BE SHOWING YOUR CHILD...
LEVEL
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Listening skills, eye contact and turn taking
Your child will develop listening skills, eye contact, and turn-taking awareness through listening and eye contact activities.
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the start of sounds and making choices
Your child will learn to imitate sounds, actions, and some speech sounds, as well as make choices and understand the importance of communication.
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let's start USING words
Your child will be able to follow simple instructions, identify objects, recognize facial expressions, and understand emotions.
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EXPANDING YOUR CHILD’S VOCABULARY
Your child will expand their vocabulary and be able to name body parts, clothes, food, animals, and objects while understanding action words.
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THE START OF MAKING SENTENCES
Your child will learn to speak in simple two-word phrases, understand advanced language concepts, such as describing size, location, temperature and cleanliness.
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HOW TO TALK IN SENTENCES AND IDENTIFY THE SOUNDS WITHIN A WORD
Your child will develop the use of position words and three word phrases. They will also recognise the sounds within a word and be able to identify syllable length and the start of rhyme.
