Elklan Speech and Language Support for 5-11s

Elklan Speech and Language Support for 5–11s is an accredited, evidence-based training course designed for educators, teaching assistants, and professionals to learn practical strategies for supporting the communication skills of primary-aged children. It provides tools to help pupils with speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN) within schools.

• What is communication?
• Non-verbal communication and effective adult-child interaction
• Memory and independent learning skills
• Understanding beyond simple sentences
• Promoting vocabulary development
• Supporting social communication skills
• Listening and attention and understanding spoken language
• Encouraging expressive language and narrative development
• Supporting children with unclear speech and understanding the link between speech, language, reading and writing
• An introduction to stammering and reflecting on course learning

To enquire about upcoming training dates or to book a twilight session for your wider setting, please contact ecass@enfield.gov.uk

Algul Jenkins

Senior Specialist SEND Advisory Teacher

Cigdem Alklan

Head of Service and Senior Specialist SEND Advisory Teacher

Sarah Olulode

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist