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Why Children’s Centres need Smart Talkers Pre-School Communication groups
Why is there a need for early intervention? Good communication impacts positively on learning and vice versa A child’s language skills at aged 5 years predict educational success and outcomes aged 30 (Feinstein & Duckworth, 2006) At 22 months a … Continue reading
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A third of 5 year-olds are not ready for school
I’m sure this headline shocked you as much as it did me. The article accompanying this headline appears in today’s Telegraph and states that 34% of children are not working securely in communication, language and literacy by the end of … Continue reading
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Looking after your voice
Did you read about the huge pay-out for a teacher who had voice difficulties? This opportunity will reduce your staff’s risk factors. Are you aware of how many teaching days were lost last year due to voice problems? ‘As a … Continue reading
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What Can I Do To Encourage Conversation?
Conversation is the spoken exchange of thoughts, opinions, and feelings and is a fundamental part of your child’s interaction with the world. Parents and carers are the most important adults in a young person’s development of this skill. Here are … Continue reading
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Mayford Groups having fun!
Our Mayford group for 4 year-olds is up and running and we’re having a great time! We visit Language Land, play games, sing lots of songs, tell stories and have fun with our friends. We play instruments and listened very … Continue reading
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Smart Talkers now in Woking!
Is your child starting school in September? Did you know that a speech or language delay can lead to problems at school? Smart Talkers groups were started because there is a marked decline in spoken language skills which is causing … Continue reading
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Getting Ready for School
Training staff who work with children in nurseries and reception classes is an integral part of Smart Talkers Surrey’s work. This is more important than ever before following the recent Bercow report which highlighted serious communication issues in young school … Continue reading
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Help – My Child’s Not Talking!
Someone was asking me about this just the other day. How do you know if your child has a speech problem? There are plenty of anecdotes about someone’s child who didn’t speak until they were three and when they did … Continue reading
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“Despite progress, still too many gaps in support for 10% of children with communication difficulties”
From our parent blog: I CAN, the children’s communication charity, this week expressed concern that there are still many gaps in the support available for more than a million children across the UK with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), … Continue reading
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Too busy to talk to our children… so what?
When I talk to people about Smart Talkers they are always very interested in what I’m doing but sometimes I detect a hint of confusion. One friend put it like this: so let me get straight, people are going to … Continue reading
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