Expressive Language – Speech Sounds
| SKILL | WHAT TO DO FIRST Identifying and supporting need | ASKING FOR HELP Starting Assess, Plan, Do, Review | WHEN MORE HELP IS NEEDED Targeted support |
| Expressive Language – speech sounds | Whole School Consult Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy website for information on which age we would expect sounds to be developed by Clinical information on speech sound disorders | RCSLT Classroom Refer to advice sheets for working on speech sounds and use them in 1:1/small group activities. Video advice on producing /k/, /g/, /t/, /d/, /s/ blends is available here: Training :: Tameside Children and Young People For a general overview on how to support early speech sounds https://youtu.be/yNQN4sWaUsI?si=F-AY-lu-49fdkZh5 (Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) Individual Pupil Enquire whether the child has had a hearing test/check whether there are concerns regarding hearing and refer to Audiology as appropriate Paediatric Audiology :: Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care Refer to Speech and Language therapy for further advice/support around speech sounds Children’s Speech and Language Therapy :: Tameside Children and Young People | Consult Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy website for information on which age we would expect sounds to be developed by Clinical information on speech sound disorders | RCSLT Refer to advice sheets for working on speech sounds and use them in 1:1/small group activities. Advice sheets available for: Speech Sound Clusters Cluster Leaflet not group.pdf Fronting/Backing (/t/,/d/,/k/,/g/) F&B not group.pdf Final Consonant Deletion FCD not group.pdf Practicing Speech Sounds in Words practicing speech sounds in words.pdf Speech Sound Awareness Phonological Awareness.pdf Video advice on producing /k/, /g/, /t/, /d/, /s/ blends is available here: Training :: Tameside Children and Young People As in Phonics, when working on speech sounds use a physical prompt and/or symbol to remind the child of what the target sound is. Carry out interventions as directed by SALT. For a general overview on how to support early speech sounds https://youtu.be/yNQN4sWaUsI?si=F-AY-lu-49fdkZh5 (Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) Enquire whether the child has had a hearing test/check whether there are concerns regarding hearing and refer to Audiology as appropriate Paediatric Audiology :: Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care Refer to Speech and Language therapy for further advice/support around speech sounds Children’s Speech and Language Therapy :: Tameside Children and Young People | Consult Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy website for information on which age we would expect sounds to be developed by Clinical information on speech sound disorders | RCSLT Refer to advice sheets for working on speech sounds and use them in 1:1/small group activities. Advice sheets available for: Speech Sound Clusters Cluster Leaflet not group.pdf Fronting/Backing (/t/,/d/,/k/,/g/) F&B not group.pdf Final Consonant Deletion FCD not group.pdf Practicing Speech Sounds in Words practicing speech sounds in words.pdf Speech Sound Awareness Phonological Awareness.pdf Video advice on producing /k/, /g/, /t/, /d/, /s/ blends is available here: Training :: Tameside Children and Young People Carry out interventions as directed by SALT. If Augmentative and Augmentative Communication is required to support communication liaise with Speech and Language Therapy through referral or contact The ACE Centre Ace Centre | Charity specialising in AAC & Assistive Technology For a general overview on how to support early speech sounds https://youtu.be/yNQN4sWaUsI?si=F-AY-lu-49fdkZh5 (Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) Enquire whether the child has had a hearing test/check whether there are concerns regarding hearing and refer to Audiology as appropriate Paediatric Audiology :: Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care A referral to ENT may also be appropriate if there is a ‘blocked nose’ quality to the speech or if you are hearing a ‘snort’ rather than the target sound. Refer to Speech and Language therapy for further advice/support around speech sounds Children’s Speech and Language Therapy :: Tameside Children and Young People |
