Teaching Talking in Year 7

A Practice based presentation about a project to develop the language skills of children in

secondary schools

Linda Hobbs, CPM Teaching Talking

Fiona Small, Speech and Language Therapist

Emily Goldsborough, Teaching Assistant

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Background•Priority in the Standards Fund for 2001/2

•East Riding successful in bid for funding

•Collaborative project between Education and Health

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Aims of the Project•To raise the skill and competence level of Nursery Nurses, Teaching Assistants and Teachers in relation to language and communication needs

•Accredited 2 year course for Teaching Assistant/Nursery Nurse with York St John University

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Since 2001•Over 60 primary schools and 2 secondary schools trained in 6 partnerships

•County Courses

•Research

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2007-2009•12 primary schools from across the county invited to take part, based on Foundation Stage Profile and KS 1 results

•Additional support from Primary National Strategy Consultant

•Transformation funding – Area SENCos

•Multi-agency programme of support for language development from 0-7 years

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Teaching Children Talking•“Teaching Talking” by Ann Locke and Maggie Beech (2005)

•Language development from birth to 11 years

•Screen whole class – listening and attention, play/social development, understanding of spoken language, use of spoken language

•Identify children in need of support

•General strategies, small group work

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Longcroft School and Performing Arts College

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Teaching Children Talking at Longcroft School and Performing Arts College

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Implementing Teaching Talking at Longcroft•Why do Teaching Talking at a secondary school?

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Getting Started

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Targets•Maturing Language Record

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Scan primary speaking and listening chart 2

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The Group Sessions

•Planning

•Programme

•Older children

•Relationship building

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Using Teaching Talking as an InterventionObjectives Identified:

•Social and communication skills

•Expressive skills

•Language skills

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Resources •Socially Speaking Pragramme

•TalkingAbout

•Social Skills Bingo/Ball

•Games

•Cards

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Outcomes of Teaching Talking•Changes observed in the group sessions

•Changes observed in class and in school

•What the children say!

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Teaching Talking in the Future at Longcroft•This Year

•Referrals

•In the future

•Continued intervention

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