Description
Product ID: | 9781909301580 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | School Start |
Title: | School Start |
Subtitle: | Targeted Intervention for Language and Sound Awareness in Reception Class, 2nd Edition |
Authors: | Author: Cath Lowry, Catherine de la Bedoyere |
Page Count: | 216 |
Subjects: | Teaching of students with learning difficulties, Teaching of students with specific learning difficulties / needs, Teachers’ classroom resources and material, Speech and language disorders and therapy, Educational: First / native language, Teachers' classroom resources & material, Speech & language disorders & therapy, Educational: English language & literacy, For National Curriculum Early Years |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Focuses primarily on a targeted group intervention, to boost the language and sound awareness skills of children entering reception class, who are delayed in these areas of communication. This book also addresses aspects of attention, following instructions and social communication. This is a practical resource that can be used with children who need additional help in developing communication skills during the first year of school and is a follow-on from the hugely successful first edition. This second edition focuses primarily on a targeted group intervention, to boost the language and sound awareness skills of children entering reception class, who are delayed in these areas of communication. It also addresses aspects of attention, following instructions and social communication. School Start, aims to help children catch up so that they may be ready to access the learning environment of Year 1. It is an invaluable resource for teachers and teaching assistants that encourages good collaborative practice between schools, speech & language therapists, the SENCO and parents. The programme consist of:
Teachers and teaching assistants first select children suitable for the programme through the checklists provided; set-up meetings then take place between the inclusion coordinator and school before the child is enrolled on the programme. Devised by two speech & language therapists experienced in working with teaching staff, the book consists of two 30-week programmes aimed at developing Language and Sound Awareness skills. Each six-week block has clearly written objectives that are linked to the National Curriculum Foundation Stage. Baseline and evaluation checklists are also provided to monitor each child''s progress. School Start offers:
Successfully trialled over a three-year period, School Start 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. |
Imprint Name: | Speechmark Publishing Ltd |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2015-10-08 |