Speech Language & Communication
Support for 5-11s
Elklan total training pack
A highly successful accredited course for education staff, especially
teaching assistants. It provides understanding and strategies to develop the
communication skills and oracy of all children, but especially those with
speech, language and communication needs.
This course also enables staff to develop all children who
 fail to make adequate progress because they have insufficient listening
and attention, vocabulary or narrative skills
 struggle with a phonic approach to literacy because of underdeveloped
early phonological awareness
 struggle to mature socially/emotionally lacking social communication
and interactive skills
The Course
The course is run for 14 participants over 10 afternoons.. Schools and TAs have
indicated that they find it more useful and effective if they attend as a pair from
a school. It is ‘apt’ accredited with 9 credits.
The training takes a workshop type approach, utilising video samples, practical activities and
discussion. The participants submit a portfolio demonstrating the studied techniques and
practical strategies which they have carried out with pupils in their school.
What do learners receive ?
 Teaching from a speech and language therapist
 The ELKLAN manual ‘Language Builders’ which forms the core reading material for the
course. It is full of practical advice, activities and ideas.
 Support needed to write a portfolio to achieve accreditation through ‘apt’
 Opportunities to meet other education staff, discuss techniques and receive mutual support.
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What does the course teach?
What is communication ?
 identification of the processes including a range of difficulties
Understanding non-verbal communication, listening, attention and using visual strategies
 non verbal communication behaviours
 support strategies for poor listening and attention
Developing memory skills
 how memory works and how to support different learning styles
 use of mind mapping to aid learning in the classroom.
Developing and facilitating the understanding and learning of language concepts
 modifying adult language to improve understanding
 using the technique of ‘Information Carrying Words’ to develop understanding
 differentiation to meet the needs of individual children
Developing understanding and verbal reasoning skills
 use of a language scheme to develop verbal reasoning and enable children to answer ‘why’
and ‘how’ questions, make inferences, sequence ideas and make predictions
Promoting vocabulary development
 understanding how children learn new words
 a range of strategies to support learning and retention of vocabulary
Encouraging expressive language development
 techniques to develop syntax (grammar) and narrative skills
 issues for children with EAL
Promoting effective communication and social skills
 the effects adult interaction patterns have on children’s communication
 identification and promotion of skills required for successful social communication and
interaction
Supporting children with unclear speech and the link between speech, reading and writing
 the development of speech sounds
 supporting children with unclear speech
 the importance and components of phonological awareness
Stammering
 supporting children who stammer
Application of all strategies learnt- making a poster to
 present evidence of applying knowledge during everyday activities
 cascade knowledge
Learners will need to spend about 4 hours per week on their portfolio. This is about
• 3 hours discussing, reading, observing, planning and carrying out practical activities
• 1 hour writing up assignments (there are no long essays or extended writing)
Learners will also need web access to download material and templates.
For further information or to book (please complete attached form) or discuss your speech,
language and communication needs please contact:
Barbara Flook:[email protected]
tel messages:01795 844 440
for further course details visit: www.elklan.co.uk
INSET days and twilight sessions for all topics are also available
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Tel: 01795 844440 or our Website: www.symboluk.co.uk
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Byron’s Children Centre, St. Davids, Coulsdon CR5 2XE
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ELKLAN Speech and Language Support
for 5 – 11s; accredited course
cost
£450.00 per learner and includes all training, copy of manual
(£22.00), accreditation fee, website access and OCN administration
(£55.00)
dates Summer term 2014 Speech and Language Support for 5 – 11 years
30th April 2014
ELKLAN 5 – 11s SESSION 1
Wednesdays 12.30 – 14.45
7th May 2014
ELKLAN 5 – 11s SESSION 2
Wednesdays 12.30 – 14.45
14th May 2014
ELKLAN 5 – 11s SESSION 3
Wednesdays 12.30 – 14.45
21st May 2014
ELKLAN 5 – 11s SESSION 4
Wednesdays 12.30 – 14.45
4th June 2014
ELKLAN 5 – 11s SESSION 5
Wednesdays 12.30 – 14.45
11th June 2014
ELKLAN 5 – 11s SESSION 6
Wednesdays 12.30 – 14.45
18th June 2014
ELKLAN 5 – 11s SESSION 7
Wednesdays 12.30 – 14.45
25th June 2014
ELKLAN 5 – 11s SESSION 8
Wednesdays 12.30 – 14.45
2nd July 2014
ELKLAN 5 – 11s SESSION 9
Wednesdays 12.30 – 14.45
9th July 2014
ELKLAN 5 – 11s SESSION 10
Wednesdays 12.30 – 14.45
venue:
Byron Children's Centre , St Davids, Coulsdon, CR5 2XE
Enquires, further information and booking: [email protected]
For further course details visit: the ELKLAN website
http://www.elklan.co.uk/courses/practitioners/speech-and-language-support-for -511s
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