Supporting Speech, Language and Communication in the Early Years

What the course covers

This course helps early years practitioners understand how speech, language and communication develop, how to recognise when a child needs more support, and how to make every interaction count.

• Introduction to Speech, Language and Communication
• How Speech, Language and Communication Develop
• Creating a Communication-Friendly Environment
• Recognising Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
• Supporting Late Talkers
• Understanding Stammering and Fluency
• Speech Sound Difficulties and Phonological Development
• Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
• Working with Parents, SLTs and the SEND Code of Practice
• Practical Strategies for Everyday Practice

What your team takes away

• 11 lessons, 55 to 70 minutes. Short enough to finish in a sitting without disrupting the working day.
• Built from current guidance and written for the role rather than the theory, so it can be applied straight away.
• Interactive throughout, with a multiple choice assessment at the end. A certificate carrying its own reference number is issued on passing, and it can be verified online at any time.

How it runs

The course opens in a browser on a phone, a tablet or a desktop, with nothing to install. Progress is saved as it goes, so someone can stop and pick it back up. The assessment sits at the end, and passing it issues a certificate with its own reference number that an inspector or an auditor can check.

Who it is for

Anyone working in Early Years, as part of CPD.

Early Years CPD