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ICAN Talk Boost
- The training will give participants the skills and knowledge to understand the rationale behind Talk Boost, identify appropriate children, measure their progress and deliver the intervention successfully.
What is Talk Boost? Talk Boost KS1 is a targeted and evidence-based intervention, which supports language delayed children aged 4-7 years in Reception and Key Stage One (KS1) to make progress with their language and communication skills. The structured programme boosts children’s progress in language and communication by an average of 18 months after a ten week intervention.
Can be delivered using Pupil Premium/Early Years Pupil Premium
Course Objective: The training will give participants the skills and knowledge to understand the rationale behind Talk Boost, identify appropriate children, measure their progress and deliver the intervention successfully.
Tutors: Sue Stopforth (Specialist Teacher) and Grace Farrell (Speech & Language Therapist)
Licensed I CAN Tutors from the RANS Talk to Learn Team (formerly SLI Team)
This is planned so that a TA can deliver the intervention while the Teacher/Senco is expected to make links from the intervention to class teaching each week and take responsibility for each child’s learning.
If you decide to offer Talk Boost you will need to purchase the toolkit from I CAN at £350. All resources are provided in the toolkit. The activities are clearly planned, organised, concise, convenient, and focused. They cover: Attention and Listening, Vocabulary, Building Sentences, Telling Stories and Conversation Skills
Additional resources, including all of the activities made into games and the objects needed to complete Talk Boost KS1, have been made into a Toolkit costing £175. This is an optional resource. Both a Starter Kit and Toolkit can be bought together at the same time as a bundle for a discounted price of £480. Further details: http://www.ican.org.uk/talkboost
Please note that lunch will not be provided, however refreshments will be available throughout the session
- Facilitator
- Venue & Travel Information
Sue Stopforth & Grace Farrell (Rochdale BC)
Hopwood Hall College
Free parking is available onsite - just press the buzzer at the barrier and say you're here for a REAL Trust event.
How to get here
By Road: The Rochdale campus is 2.6 miles from junction 20 off the M62. Follow the signs for Rochdale town centre
By Rail: Rochdale train station is a ten minute walk from the Rochdale Campus through the town centre. It is also a Metrolink station, Manchester’s light railway system, which links Rochdale with Oldham, Bury and Manchester City Centre.
By Bus: The Rochdale bus station is approximately 5 minutes’ walk from the Rochdale campus. There are frequent bus services throughout the borough which terminate in Rochdale.
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