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Speech sounds workshop

  • Professionals and Clinicians
  • Training and workshops
  • Child development and growing up

This workshop is for professionals only

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This workshop is for professionals in early years and school age educational settings such as a school or nursery. We will help you understand how to support children with speech sound difficulties.

Aim of this workshop

  • Gain an understanding of speech sound development
  • Learn strategies and games to support speech sound development at a universal and targeted level
  • Gain confidence in when and how to refer for speech and language support

Entry criteria

You may have completed a speech sound screener and have concerns about a child's speech sound development. This is for children up to Key Stage 1 (KS1).

The workshop will benefit children who:

  • can speak in short sentences but other people do not understand them
  • swap sounds or do not use certain sounds at all
  • can focus on an adult-led activity for 5 to 10 minutes

Workshop dates

The booking window will close 2 working days before the date of the training.

Please note, if you do not attend the workshop, you may be charged a penalty fee.

If you need to swap the attendee, please let us know us as soon as possible. Email us their name and email address so we can send them the relevant emails. Email: ccs.beds.childrens.slt.training@nhs.net 

Dates: Tuesday 4 February 2025
Times: 9.30am to 11.30am
Location: Virtual
Fee: £25

Additional information

We recommend taking a look at some of our pages before booking onto the workshop. Especially if you have no experience of helping children's speech sound development. 

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Speech sounds

Speech sounds are the individual sounds we use to make words. Find out more about speech sound development, milestones and activities.

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Speech sound training videos and resources

Short training videos 'Introduction to speech sounds',  'Early sound play', and 'Phonological awareness'. Speech sound downloads and resources are also available on this page.

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Last reviewed: 1 November, 2024

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