Supporting Children with Speech, Language and Communication
£20 + VAT
Our Supporting Children with Speech Language and Communication course is suitable for parents, social workers and teachers. You will gain a detailed insight into the reasons why speech, language and communication are so important and how we use them and some of the difficulties children can experience/face.
This course includes the option to play audio at no extra cost!
All about this Supporting Children with Speech, Language and Communication Course
In our Supporting Children with Speech, Language and Communication course, you will be introduced to the importance of speech, language and communication, how we use them, the definitions of speech, language and communication and how they work together.
The course will cover why it is important to know the typical language milestones a child will reach and each language milestone for each stage in a child’s life from birth to 10 years old.
You will cover communication formulas and the factors needed to become a successful and skilful communicator and how to achieve these. You will explore the different types of communication, including verbal and non-verbal communication, written and visual communication, and listening.
You will also explore how the different age groups communicate and the ways in which practitioners can interact appropriately with them. You will cover the best ways to build children’s communication skills and how adults can support children and help extend their speech. You will look at the benefits of children having support from adults on their emotional development, behavioural development and social development.
You will explore the ways practitioners can communicate with children who have language and communication difficulties. You will look at the differences between language delay and language disorder as well as ways in which we can support children with speech, language and communication difficulties for each communication impairment.
You will then move onto looking at how speech, language and communication supports all seven areas of children’s development. You will also cover the Every Child a Talker (ECaT) project and how practitioners can use the strategies within it to support children’s language development. Finally, you will consider the importance of the learning environment in children’s development.
In order to complete the course, you must achieve 80% or more in the final multiple choice quiz.
You will earn 3 CPD points on completion of the course, this course will take around 3 hours to complete and the certificate will last for two years.
- Fully CPD registered
- Completed online with instant downloadable certificate
- Fully printed certificate posted next day
- Suitable for those working in education settings
- Complete the online multiple choice assessment as many times as you need to pass
Units covered
- Unit 1 – Introduction to speech, language and communication – In the first unit you will be introduced to the reasons why speech, language and communication are so important and how we use them. You will look at the definitions of speech, language and communication and how they work together as well as finally looking at some of the difficulties that children experience with regard to speech, language and communication and what causes these difficulties.
- Unit 2 – Language milestones for children from birth to 10 years old – In this unit you will look at why it is important to know the typical language milestones a child will reach and each language milestone for each stage in a child’s life from birth to 10 years old. You will look at what happens during those milestones and their developments.
- Unit 3 – The different communication types – In this unit you will explore the communication formulas and the different types of communication. You will finish the unit by looking at the factors needed to become a successful and skilful communicator and how to achieve these.
- Unit 4 – How to communicate with different age groups – In this unit you will consider how the different age groups communicate and the way in which practitioners can interact appropriately with them. You will finish the unit by looking at the benefits of children having support from adults on their emotional development, behavioural development and social development.
- Unit 5 – Communicating with children with a speech, language and communication impairment – In this unit you will explore the ways practitioners can communicate with children who have language and communication difficulties. You will consider the differences between language delay and language disorder. You will look at the difficulties for children who speak English as an additional language (EAL) and children learning English as a second language. Finally you will learn how you can support children with EAL and develop their language and communication skills.
- Unit 6 – How speech, language and communication supports other areas of development – In the final unit you will explore how speech, language and communication support all seven areas of children’s development. You will finish the unit by looking at the Every Child a Talker (ECaT) project and how practitioners can use the strategies within it to support children’s language development as well as considering the importance of the learning environment in children’s development.
RoSPA assured training course
This course has been checked and assured for quality and accuracy by RoSPA, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, to ensure it meets their exacting standards and is up-to-date. Formed over 100 years ago, RoSPA are committed to increasing safety measures and reducing accidents throughout numerous industries as well as campaigning for better standards in health and safety worldwide.
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Complete the final quiz
Every course is assessed through a multiple choice quiz. These quizzes use a bank of questions that have multiple options and you need to choose the correct one. You need to answer a specific number of questions correctly to pass the course and get your certificate.
If you don’t pass first time it is no problem. You can attempt the quiz as many times as you need until you pass so there is nothing to worry about.
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As soon as you finish the course, you can download your certificate. This will also be accessible in your account any time you log in. Your certificate includes the course you have studied, your name, the date of completion and a verification number that can be used by future employers to verify that you passed your course.
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