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Making Chatter Matter!
“All the children involved in Talking Tots sessions have thoroughly enjoyed the activities offered and have shown improvement in listening, turn taking, group tasks, language skills and confidence. Our staff have also benefited from the sessions learning new ideas, songs etc and identifying resources that would benefit our provision.” Nursery Manager, Thomastown Community Centre. “The Talking Tots sessions are fun and interactive. The children enjoy doing the activities. and their concentration has greatly improved. The children are now familiar with syllabification, alliteration, rhyming and onset & final sounds.” Head Teacher, The Willows Primary School. “Talking Tots is fantastic. It is very beneficial to the children's communication and listening skills. It supports and links to the curriculum and helps us to achieve our targets. Highly recommended. Manager, Smart Steps Nursery.
FUN, INTERACTIVE CLASSES THAT HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP: • Self-esteem and social confidence • Great listening and attention • Turn-taking and sharing skills • Confident communication • Imagination and story-telling • Pre-literacy skills
FUN, INTERACTIVE CLASSES
TALKING TOTS FOUNDERS
THAT HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP
Lisa Houghton Bsc(Hons)MRCSLT
GREAT COMMUNICATION
Tracey Park Bsc(Hons)MRCSLT
& LITERACY SKILLS.
Speech & Language Therapists
Fun interactive classes!
Supporting Observations
About Us
Helping children to develop key communication skills
The Talking Tots programme was developed by Lisa Houghton and Tracey Park, two highly-experienced paediatric speech and language therapists. Each Talking Tots session is carefully designed to build on children's natural developing language, supporting vital communication and social skills.
The early years are a crucial time in children's speech, language and communication development. Through the effective use of fun games, songs and the development of sound listening skills, the Talking Tots programme provides great support in allowing your provision to promote a language rich environment. The Talking Tots programme also provides the opportunity to gain valuable observation evidence in line with the recent EYFS framework (England), Curriculum for Excellence (Scotland), Foundation Phase (Wales) and Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework (ROI).
Making Chatter Matter! Benefits for your Nursery Through providing Talking Tots classes we are able to share our wealth of knowledge and expertise in Early Years Communication & Literacy and add extra value to your setting. Here are some of the main benefits we give nurseries and childcare settings: •
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Saves you time and leaves staff free. No planning necessary, and you don't need to invest in equipment, we bring ours. Your nursery teachers join in and pick up fresh ideas to use in the nursery. Adds value to your nursery provision by offering Talking Tots in your offer to new prospective families. Satisfies the latest Early Years Goals helping to make your job easier. The progressive programme benefits your children's crucial early learning, as well as being huge fun!
FUN, INTERACTIVE CLASSES THAT HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP GREAT COMMUNICATION & LITERACY SKILLS.
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