Help your child with unclear speech with Rachel Hadfield (SLT)

This workshop will help develop knowledge and understanding of speech sound development in children. How speech sounds (pronunciation of sounds) develop in children, what errors can be seen and what strategies and games can be played to support them.

Please note this is universal advice and useful for children at the start of their speech therapy journey and not appropriate for child who have already received specialised advice by a speech and language therapist.

Learning Outcomes

To gain an understanding of normal speech sound development, and typical errors that might be seen in children

To be able to assess a child’s speech sounds using use speech sound screen from the Early Years Communication and Language Toolkit

To discuss a range of universal strategies and games which can be used to support a child’s speech sound development

Target Audience

Any practitioners working with children can attend including schools, pre-schools, nurseries, childminders, 0-19 team, children’s centre staff, early help and social care staff etc.

Any parent who is interested in universal strategies that can be used to support their child’s speech sound skills.

Please note this is universal advice and useful for children at the start of their speech therapy journey and not appropriate for child who have already received specialised advice by a speech and language therapist.

Joining Instructions

On Friday 8th of July you will receive an email with the joining instructions for the session, along with guidance on how to set up a FREE Microsoft team guest login for the meeting