Sheffield Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) Service
These training resources have been developed by the Sheffield Speech and Language Therapy Service, which is part of Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. The service works with children with speech, language and communication or swallowing difficulties, from 0-16 years of age in a variety of settings from clinics (across the city), nurseries, schools, family homes, and local hospitals. The Speech and Language Therapist’s role is to identify children’s strengths and needs; and to support the development of skills in the child through their parents / carers and teachers, to enable the child to maximise their potential. For more information about the service visit https://www.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk/services/speech-and-language-therapy-new-homepage/
For further speech and language therapy information and advice visit: Speech and Language Therapy Resource Library Directory
The Speech and Language Therapy team at Sheffield Children’s provides a specialist service to children who have significant and persistent speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN).
The following sections are designed to help parents/carers and professionals supporting the child by:
- Directing you to information about children’s communication skills
- Providing help and information that can be used with the support of other health care and education professionals, before making a referral to the specialist speech and language therapy team
- Knowing when and how to refer to the specialist speech and language therapy team
- The SCLN Toolkit contains information and resources on:
- Communication development
- Universal support
- Targeted support
- Screening Tools
- Communication Support Framework
- Communication Friendly Environment Tools
- Training
- Specialist support and referring to us
Targeted Language Enrichment Activity Programme (LEAP) Training
Targeted Vocabulary Improvement Programme (VIP) Training
Targeted Narrative Intervention Programme (NIP) Training
Targeted Narrative Intervention Programme (NIP) Assessment
Targeted Narrative Intervention Programme (NIP) Resources
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Training
Sheffield’s Speech and Language Therapy Service is offering free online DLD training.
Developmental language disorder affects at least one in thirteen children. Training will help you support those with diagnosed and undiagnosed DLD needs.
1. Introductory Module – this needs to be completed before other modules
Module one is split into four sections of 30 minutes. It covers
- What Speech, Language and Communication needs (SLCN) are
- What a Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is
- Impacts of having a DLD
- How to support children and young people with DLD in the classroom
When you have completed the module, you then have an option to:
- Attend a half day in-person practical session where visual support strategies and cued articulation will be discussed in more detail.
Contact us with training feedback and questions. (rebecca.bergmann@nhs.net or rachael.spriggs@nhs.net)
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2. Vocabulary Module
This new module follows the introductory DLD module. You need to complete the introductory module before accessing this module. In this module, we will cover difficulties encountered with learning new vocabulary as well as word finding difficulties - these are both common areas of difficulty experienced by children and young people with DLD.
When you have completed the module, you then have an option to:
- Attend a half day in-person practical session looking at both 1:1, small group and whole class approaches to vocabulary teaching.
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Speech and Language Therapy Training Modules
Module 1: Introduction to core vocabulary use in school.
Module 2: Objects of Reference.
Module 3: Using sentence makers across the day.
Speech and Language Therapy Feeding Team
Speech and Language Therapy Stammering Team
Stammering advice for teachers and others.
Stammering posters for teachers.
One of the reasons training for teachers is so important is that stammering is largely an invisible condition and not always obvious to others. We know that the thing which helps children who stammer the most is to have people around them who are supportive and understand about stammering. This can help to prevent any anxiety around stammering from taking hold, which is the most concerning aspect about having a stammer and a reality for many children.
The session will cover the following areas:
- Information about stammering in children
- How stammering develops
- How you can support them and help make talking easier for them
There will also be an opportunity for you to ask questions and share your experiences with other education staff.
View all of the SaLT resources