In just 60 minutes, you’ll gain practical tools to boost children’s communication skills—without adding to your already packed schedule. Discover how to weave effective strategies into your daily routine, starting tomorrow
As an early years professional, you’re committed to nurturing every child’s potential. Yet, supporting speech, language, and communication development can feel like an uphill battle. With limited time and resources, you face numerous challenges that can impact the quality of support you provide.
These challenges can leave you feeling overwhelmed and unsure if you’re truly meeting each child’s needs. Children may struggle to express themselves, participate fully in activities, or develop crucial social skills. This can lead to reduced confidence, potential behavioural issues, and gaps in school readiness.
But what if there was a way to overcome these hurdles without adding hours to your workday?
Our course, “Practical Principles to Help Speech, Language and Communication (with little to no prep),” offers just that. In just 60 minutes, you’ll gain practical, easily implementable strategies to support children’s communication development effectively.
Designed specifically for busy early years professionals like you, this course provides the tools you need to make a real difference in your setting—starting immediately.
Led by Bryony Rust, a seasoned speech and language therapist specialising in early years, this course provides:
- A fresh perspective on supporting speech, language, and communication
- Practical strategies you can implement immediately, with minimal preparation
- Techniques to create a language-rich environment that benefits all children
- Methods to integrate support into your existing routines and activities
- Insights into identifying and addressing potential communication difficulties
- Approaches to boost children’s confidence in expressing themselves
The course is divided into three focused modules:
- Communication: Learn to foster meaningful interactions and create opportunities for children to express themselves.
- Language: Discover techniques to expand vocabulary and support sentence building in a natural, playful manner.
- Speech: Gain strategies to support clear articulation and build children’s confidence in speaking.
Each module offers concrete, actionable advice that you can apply immediately in your setting. You’ll learn to use gestures, visual aids, and everyday objects to support language development without the need for extensive preparation or additional resources.
By the end of this course, you’ll have a toolkit of practical strategies to enhance your practice, support every child’s communication journey, and create a more inclusive, expressive environment in your early years setting.
Key Benefits of the Masterclass:
Enhance Your Observation Skills:
Master Practical, No-Prep Strategies:
Boost Your Confidence in Supporting All Children:
Improve Your Ability to Foster Expressive Communication:
Enhance Your Professional Practice:
These key benefits are designed to equip you with practical skills and knowledge that you can apply immediately in your early years setting, enhancing your ability to support every child’s communication journey.
About Your Instructor: Bryony Rust
Meet Bryony Rust, your expert guide on this journey to enhance speech, language, and communication support in early years settings.
With over 14 years of experience as a Speech and Language Therapist, Bryony brings a wealth of knowledge and practical insights to this course. Her unique approach combines clinical expertise with a playful, creative style that resonates with both children and professionals.
Bryony’s professional background includes:
Bryony’s passion for early years communication shines through in her work. She understands the challenges you face daily in supporting diverse groups of children. Her approach emphasises practical, easily implementable strategies that fit seamlessly into your existing routines. By blending clinical knowledge with real-world experience, Bryony offers solutions that are both evidence-based and practical.
What sets Bryony apart is her commitment to making communication support joyful and accessible. She believes in the power of play and creativity to unlock children’s potential. This course distils her years of experience into concise, actionable advice that you can apply immediately in your setting. With Bryony as your instructor, you’ll gain not just knowledge, but also the confidence to apply these strategies effectively, enhancing your ability to support every child’s communication journey.
Course Overview: Practical Principles to Help Speech, Language and Communication (with little to no prep)
This comprehensive course is designed to be completed in just 60 minutes, divided into three focused modules. Each module lasts approximately 20 minutes, offering a concise yet thorough exploration of key aspects of speech, language, and communication support.
Module 1: Communication
Key outcomes: You’ll be equipped to create a more responsive, communication-rich environment that encourages all children to express themselves.
Module 2: Language
Key outcomes: You’ll have a toolkit of easy-to-implement strategies to boost language development across your setting, catering to children at various stages.
Module 3: Speech
Key outcomes: You’ll feel more confident in supporting speech development and know when and how to encourage clearer articulation.
On completion, you’ll receive a certificate for 90 minutes of professional development, acknowledging the additional time for reflection and implementation planning.
This course structure ensures that you can gain valuable, practical knowledge in a time-efficient manner, with strategies you can start applying in your setting immediately after each module.
What Sets This Course Apart:
Practical Principles to Help Speech, Language and Communication (with little to no prep) stands out for its unique blend of efficiency, practicality, and immediate applicability. Here’s why this course is different:
This course offers a unique opportunity to enhance your practice efficiently, providing you with practical tools to support every child’s communication journey, without adding to your workload. It’s not just about learning new techniques; it’s about transforming your daily interactions to create a more communicative, inclusive environment for all children in your care.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I’m very busy. Will I really be able to implement these strategies without extra preparation?
A: Absolutely. This course is specifically designed for busy professionals. All strategies can be integrated into your existing routines with minimal to no additional preparation.
Q: I work with children who have diverse needs. Will this course be relevant for all of them?
A: Yes. The techniques taught are adaptable and can be tailored to support children at various developmental stages, including those with special educational needs and multilingual learners.
Q: I’m not a speech and language specialist. Will I be able to understand and apply the content?
A: Certainly. The course is designed to be accessible to all early years professionals, regardless of their background in speech and language. Complex concepts are explained in clear, practical terms.
Q: How long do I have access to the course materials?
A: You’ll have lifetime access to the course content, allowing you to revisit the material whenever you need a refresher.
Q: Can this course replace the need for a speech and language therapist?
A: This course enhances your ability to support communication development, but it doesn’t replace the need for specialist intervention when required. It will, however, help you identify when additional support might be necessary.
Q: I’ve attended other communication courses before. How is this one different?
A: This course uniquely focuses on practical, immediately applicable strategies that require little to no preparation. It’s designed to fit into your busy schedule and existing routines.
Q: Will I receive a certificate upon completion?
A: Yes, you’ll receive a certificate for 90 minutes of professional development upon course completion, which includes time for reflection and implementation planning.
Q: Is there any support available if I have questions?
A: Yes, as with all our products you can contact us at any time via email or our chat feature and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can – usually within 24 hours and often much faster.
Q: Can I share the course materials with my colleagues?
A: Your course access is for individual use only. However, we offer group discounts if you’d like to enrol multiple team members. Just contact us via email or the website chat feature.
If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us using the chat feature or email and we’ll get back to you straight away.
Empower Every Child’s Voice – Enrol Now!
Imagine a setting where every child feels heard, understood, and confident in expressing themselves. This course offers you the practical tools to make that vision a reality. By enrolling, you’ll gain:
Your enhanced abilities will have a lasting impact on the children in your care, setting them up for success in their future learning and social interactions.
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