Every Child a Talker Parent Workshop

Today we had a parent workshop for helping to develop communication and language in Early Years.  Jan Stevens is a speech and language therapist who now delivers training to parents and educators across Southampton. 

Together we looked at 'top tips' for helping children develop their communication and language, how singing nursery rhymes aid children with their reading skills and how developing children's muscles in their mouth can help speech sounds and being active by doing large arm movements can develop writing skills.  

Parents who attended were given a free resource pack including games and listening ears to play with their children at home.

Please feel free to come and checkout our ECaT (Every Child a Talker) display in Nursery for top tips or speak to a member of staff!

Every Child a Talker Parent Workshop

We were very lucky to have Jan Stevens - a Speech and Language therapist at school to tell our Early Years parents what Every Child a Talker (ECaT) is all about.  Jan went throught the stages of development and how to help your child develop their speaking and communication skills. Thanks to all the parents who attended.

Every Child a Talker Parent Session

Every Child a Talker is a national initiative designed to help develop children's communication and language skills.

On Tuesday 1st December we had a parents workshop run by an Early Language Consultant and Speech and Language Therapist called Jan.  We talked about stages children develop language and barriers to their learning. 

Parents were given lots of ideas to help them develop their child's language at home and a free pack was given with lots of games and activities.

Look out for future family learning workshops!

ECaT Talking Tip of the Month

Our 'Every Child a Talker; Talking Tip of the Month' is to develop children's oral blending and segmenting skills.  This helps to tune your child in to hearing sounds in words, which will help with their reading and writing.  

You can help to develop your child's awareness of blending and segmenting by modelling breaking down sounds in words. For example; "Where is the c-a-t?" Or "Can you see the r-e-d c-ar?". 

Remember to say the sounds as they are heard in a word, using a soft voice.

Please see a member of staff if you would like any more information.

Every Child a Talker

Hello! It's ECaT time again and our 'Talking Tip of the Month' is Environmental Sounds.  This helps to develop children's listening skills and awareness of sounds in the environment. 

You could help your child at home by playing this game...

Collect objects that make a sound such as a phone, car or bell. Play the 'I hear with my little ear...' game and ask your child/children to identify the object. For example... "I hear with my little ear something that makes a ring ring sound." Then leave the objects out for your child to explore independently.

Have fun!!

ECaT's Book of the Month: The Ding-Dong Bag by Polly Peters