Courses

Stages of Play

  • How can we manipulate one play activity to support a range of speech, language and communication skills?
  • Discuss strategies to support speech, language and communications skills through play
  • Explore different provision areas of play in our setting

Aims of the session

  • What is play?
  • What skills do we need to play?
  • What are the main types of play?
  • Explore stages of play (based on the ELKLAN levels)
  • How can we support children to move from one level of play to the next?
  • Facilitator
  • Venue & Travel Information

Helen Underhill, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

I am a highly specialist Speech and Language therapist, qualifying from Leeds Beckett University in 2002.  I am registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and I am a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)

I have worked as a member of the children’s speech and language therapy team in Rochdale and also within the multi-disciplinary team at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital in the Cleft Lip and Palate team.

Since September 2020, I have been in the role of the Early Years Advisory speech and language therapist and am commissioned jointly by the NHS (Northern Care Alliance) and Rochdale Local Authority.  I provide speech, language and communication training, advice and support to all of the early years workforce across the Rochdale borough.  Alongside this I offer speech, language and communication drop in sessions for our families with children aged 0-5 years on a termly basis.  I also have a role within the family hubs to promote speech, language and communication within the home learning environment.  

 

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