Speech, Language and Communication Needs

Mrs McIntosh, our Communication Champion, works closely with the Speech and Language Therapy Service to provide high quality SLCN intervention to individuals and small groups of children throughout the school.

Our EYFS leader, Mrs Turp, tracks progress of individuals and to identify areas of concern in language, communication and interaction.

I-can: a Speech, Language and Communication Needs organisation – This site has a a lot of information for Parents on supporting children’s language development. It will help you to know what is expected for your child’s age and what to do if you are concerned and want to help your child.

Our ‘New Starter Information’ page give ideas for activities you can do at home to help prepare your child for starting our FS1 and FS2 class. Below are some further activities taken from The WellComm Book of Big Ideas- specifically designed to help develop speech, language and communication through play and talk with your child.