The first year of school can be challenging for plenty of children. There are some who need that extra help.
One resource to help in this case is School Start 2e. This practical guide can be used with children who need additional help in developing communication skills during the crucial first year of school.
Successfully trialled over a three-year period, School Start 2e is an invaluable resource for teachers and teaching assistants that encourages good collaborative practice between schools, speech & language therapists, the school's inclusion coordinator and parents.
This early intervention group programme is aimed at enhancing children's language and sound awareness skills during Reception Year in mainstream primary schools
It comes with simple checklists to identify suitable children, contains weekly sessions with 3 activities and handouts, and provides forms for recording outcomes.
One of the materials included in this resource is group sessions for the Language and Sound Awareness programmes. The following video is an example of an assessment for the language group:
A walk-through the kit used for an assessment:
Resources for the Sound Awareness Checklist:
Resources for the Language Checklist:
Details of the checklist:
Example of prepared resources for delivery of the groups:
The results over a 3 year pilot provides evidence that the programmes have been successful in the schools that have used it.
Testimonial for School Start:
Speechmark authors Catherine De La Bedoyere and Catharine Lowry have been Speech & Language therapists for 15 years. Catherine De La Bedoyere also taught postgraduate teachers at Kingston University and currently works at Sussex Community NHS Trust. Catharine Lowry's experience has been within language units, community clinics and special schools for children with MLD and is presently in the mainstream service for Your Healthcare NHS provider in Kingston Upon Thames
Know more or order School Start 2e.
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