Equip teachers to support children with language disorders.
Use a slower speech rate if necessary as this facilitates the processing of information. However, it is important that the speech rate is not so slow as to lose the continuity of the message. It may be necessary to exaggerate and use gestures when helping a student with a severe receptive language disorder understand the meaning of a word that symbolises an object or an action.
Teacher resources Teacher resources is a section for teachers to share ideas, information and activities related to learning, speech, language, and literacy skills in the classroom. If you have anything you want to share, contact me on the icommunicate Facebook page and I can add things to this page.
The speech-language resources website is a gateway to information that will allow you to better understand language and literacy difficulties in school-age children. The resources and information on this site will enable you to help students overcome language and literacy difficulties.
The relationship between language skills and academic performance is well-documented by research. Speech and language skills are critical to successfully navigating the classroom, from following directions to verbally expressing ideas to building relationships with peers. For children with speech and language difficulties, these everyday occurrences can feel daunting, and at times, can become.
Advances in modern technology mean that online speech, language and literacy therapy and teaching services can now be offered live via your computer. Therapy and teaching online is the flexible and cost effective way for many people to receive speech, language and literacy therapy services.
Addressing the Speech Needs of Children Learning English. May 2020. In Ivan Campos’ work in California schools, the speech language pathologist (SLP) sometimes sees students from Guatemala who communicate in three languages: they’re learning English, they speak some Spanish and at home with their parents they converse in the Mayan language Q’anjob’al.
Tips for school staff to help children with SEN develop speech and language skills and overcome or minimise their difficulties. Speaking and listening affect all areas of learning, and children with under-developed skills are at a significant disadvantage.