Teaching Talking in Year 7

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

secondary schools

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Linda Hobbs CPM Teaching Children Talking Project

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 communicationneeds.

Accredited two year course for Teaching Assistants and Nursery Nurses with York St. John University

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Since 2001

Over 60 primary schools and 2 secondary schools trained

County coursesPublished research

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2007-2009

Teaching Talking Plus

12 primary schools invited to take part

Additional support from PNS consultant

Transformation funding – Area SENCos

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Teaching Children TalkingTeaching Talking: Ann Locke and Maggie Beech2nd edition, 2005

Language development 0-11years

Whole class screen – listening and attention, play and social development, understanding ofspoken language and use of spoken language

Identify children in need of support

General strategies and small group work

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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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The Group Sessions

Planning

Observing

Group sessions

Relationship building

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Using Teaching Talking as an InterventionObjectives Identified:

Social and communication skills

Expressive skills

Describing and explaining

Questioning

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Resources

Socially Speaking

Talking About Secondary School

Understanding and Using Spoken Languageby Delamain and Spring

GamesOwn resources