Speech and Language Support for Pupils with SLD

Speech and Language Support for Pupils with SLD

Speech and Language Support for Pupils with SLD

A practical training course for those teaching or supporting children and young people with SLD, providing you with:

  • A wealth of information and an opportunity to share experiences with other teachers and teaching assistants (TAs)
  • Practical advice and strategies which are easy to implement in the classroom and wider school or environment
  • Language Builders for Pupils with SLD, a practical resource containing an abundance of tips, ideas and strategies
  • Registration with OCN London to enable you to achieve accreditation at level 2 or 3 (accredited courses only)
Face-to-Face Training
Online Training

£380 plus VAT per person.

Face-to-Face Training
Face-to-Face Training

£425 plus VAT per person.

e-learning sessions for SLD
Online Non-Accredited e-learning

£250 for 12 weeks' access.

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Sessions

1. What is communication?
2. Adult-pupil interaction and non-verbal communication
3. Attention, listening and developing language through play
4. Understanding spoken language
5. Blank language scheme or understanding abstract language
6. Promoting vocabulary development
7. Developing expressive language
8. Supporting pupils with unclear speech and using AAC
9. The development of social skills
10. Final overview

Available courses

Accredited Online Training
Face-to-Face Training
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e-learning sessions for SLD

Online Training

Face-to-Face

e-learning sessions

Targeted strategies for specific age range


Language Builders for Pupils with SLD
e-book

paperback

e-book
Anytime access to the e-learning sessions
Twelve weeks
Catch-up sessions available for purchase
Twelve weeks
Teaching from an Elklan Tutor
Discuss and share with other learners

External accreditation with a 9 credit Award on successful completion

Learning log to complete online

Time commitment per course for all aspects 4-4½ hours total per week* 4-4½ hours per week** 1-1½ hours per week

£380 plus VAT

£425 plus VAT
May vary where run locally

£250

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*This is an accredited course and so you will need to actively engage with the training and complete a learning log. To do this you should expect to set aside around 4½ hours weekly.

This will include:

  • 1 to 1½ hours to complete the online session and prepare observations etc. for the live webinar
  • 1 hour to attend the live webinar
  • 1½-2 hours to plan, implement knowledge and strategies learnt and write-up the plan, observations and evaluation in an online e-log

**This is an accredited course and so you will need to actively engage with the training and complete a learning log. To do this you should expect to set aside around 4½ hours weekly.

Further training opportunities

Communication Friendly Settings (CFS)

Speech and Language Support for Pupils with SLD is an essential first step for your school to achieve Communication Friendly Setting status. If you are a TA, you need to complete the level 3 qualification; if you are a teacher, then you can access the non-accredited e-learning sessions, which will prepare you to complete a level 4 learning log at the next stage.

Specialist Courses

These courses are ideally suited for you if you have completed an eight- or ten-session core course and wish to take your learning further.

Supporting Autistic Pupils' Communication
Supporting Children with Unclear Speech
Supporting Children and Adults using AAC
Supporting Social, Emotional and Mental Health of Children and Young People

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