Information for Specialist Teachers: Benefits of Elklan Training

Once a member of staff in a school or Early Years setting has been trained using an Elklan course they are of huge benefit because they:

Can liaise efficiently with the advisory support services
Share a common language which reduces the time needed to explain information and so improves efficiency
Understand why they are being asked to support a child in a specific way
Know how to modify their interactions with the children
Change the way they speak to children so they understand more of what is said
Use modelling to encourage talking
Understand the development of speech sounds and why children have problems, they are taught simple strategies to help the child.
Know how to support a child with interaction difficulties
Can manage some children themselves and know which need to be referred on for more assessment