TRAINING
At Together Let's Communicate we run regular training courses for nurseries, schools and other settings. TLC will come and deliver the training on site. Training can be personalised to meet support for the setting. TLC also provides consultations to educational setting to create a communication friendly environment.
TLC also work come and deliver assessment and intervention for children on the Special Educational Needs register to support and develop their communication development.
Training courses offered are as follows:
Adult Child Interaction
Adult child interaction therapy is an evidence based treatment, supporting parents, carers and teachers with practical strategies to develop language using everyday life and routines. Toddlers learn everything from listening to people around them. Parents are their child's first teachers, and using daily interaction and adapting these is tried and tested to develop communication.
Bi/multilingualism
Working with children and families from a diverse community
With over 20 years specialism in this area; our training course gives an insight into the development of bilingualism in children, identifying and assessing a bilingual child. We identify various assessments and screens to identify a speech, language and communication difficulties. TLC also offer the correct advice, dispelling myths to support language bilingual language development.
TLC also offer specialist courses for speech and language therapists to understand the requirements to adapt practice to meet the needs of different clients groups distinguished by cultural or language.
The Communication Pyramid
A child with speech language communication needs (SLCN) requires very specific and consistent support to help them develop effective communication skills and to become an active participant in the classroom. The courses aims to provide you with specialist skills and knowledge to support children with SLCN in the classroom. The following areas can be personalised for your nursery training, to be adjusted to half a day to a full day as required.
Supporting children with SLCN in Early Years & School Settings
Attention & Listening Skills
Play & Social Interaction
Vocabulary Development
Information Carrying Words and Blanks Level of Questioning
Sentences and simple stories
Working with children with speech sound difficulties
Working with a child with a stammer
Supporting Secondary Provision
Speech and Language offers support and guidance on Social Emotional Mental Health, Emotional Literacy, Communication and behaviour management for schools. The experienced therapist provides a holistic approach to responding to supporting young people with their communication needs, and challenging behaviour. To help and support those working with young people to understand the presenting difficulties by communicating, planning and responding appropriately.
TESTIMONIALS FROM EDUCATION
Sunita delivered her training ‘Working with Children and Families from Diverse Communities’ to our team. She worked closely with us, to ensure that the training captured our needs. She was responsive and adapted her material to make it relevant to our service at this time. Sunita is an inspiring trainer and the training was well received by our team: “speaker was very approachable and knowledgeable”, “lots of enthusiasm”. In this comprehensive training Sunita explains the theory of bilingualism and offers guidance and ideas on diagnosis, intervention and setting outcomes for our children from multilingual backgrounds. One staff member commented “I liked the idea that bilingualism doesn’t stand alone, it threads through all clinical areas”. The training comes with a generous supply of ready-to-use resources. The confidence of the team over a number of measures relating to bilingualism rose from an average of 57% to an average of 77%. We are excited to use this training as a springboard to develop our pathways and would recommend it to anyone working within diverse communities, or just interested in language!
SALT Lewisham and Greenwich
Sunita has been working to support our students for over a year. She is extremely experienced and passionate in all that she does, and this allows her to develop strong relationships with the students quickly. Sunita works with some of the most vulnerable students with very specific needs and is able to break down barriers in a short space of time. The development shown by our students is incredible. Our students are always keen to work with Sunita and they value her input into supporting their needs is invaluable.
Vice Principle, Cheshire
I got in contact with Sunita to help support me with children who have speech delays at my nursery. She has been nothing but fantastic! She supported, not only me, but my staff team on how to further our children’s development through numerous activities and strategy plans. Sunita really cared for the children and wanted to see them reach their full potential. She was consistent, approachable and attentive and our children came on leaps and bounds all thanks to her constant support.
Inclusion Lead
I’ve had the absolute PLEASURE to work with Sunni for several months now in an environment with challenging students. Her name alone does her justice for the bright spark she brings into the room! You see the comfortability students have with her and if you’re struggling to deal with a situation, she is not afraid to get stuck in and lend a hand. Not only is Sunni there for every student to create that bond and ease the day, but she gives herself to all staff around her and ensures they are okay to. Whether it being a quick morning chat with a coffee, or an evening call in her spare time. Sunni goes the extra mile!
Teacher, Cheshire