WellComm: A Speech and Language Toolkit for the Early Years
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A complete speech and language toolkit, offering screening and intervention tools for children in the early years.
- Age Range: 6 monhs – 6 years
- Administration: Individual
- Timed: 10-15 minutes
Ideal as an initial screening tool, the WellComm Toolkit provides a complete speech and language toolkit that can be used by all Early Years practitioners. With 1 in 10 children under 5 years of age experiencing some degree of difficulty in learning language and communication skills, early identification is crucial. To help achieve this, WellComm Toolkit's clear and easy-to-use record forms enable the screening process to be carried out quickly and efficiently.
An individual assessment developed in collaboration with leading practitioners at the Sandwell Primary Care Trust, the WellComm Toolkit is suitable for children aged 6 months to 6 years. The toolkit deploys a unique traffic light system that clearly identifies children requiring immediate intervention, as well as those who show potential language difficulties. The innovative system has the additional benefit of banding children by placing them into one of three categories, thus enabling the practitioner to proactively respond to any needs identified:
- Red = consider referral to a specialist service for further advice/assessment
- Amber = extra support and intervention required
- Green = no intervention currently required
The Big Book of Ideas provides practitioners with over 150 bespoke intervention activities to meet individual needs as identified through the screening process. The activities are designed to be fun, engaging and appropriate for use with both individual children and groups across the entire age range. They also provide a helpful guide for parents to support their child’s development at home. All activities are photocopiable and can be printed from the Resources CD that is included in the WellComm Toolkit.
The WellComm Toolkit also includes a comprehensive Training DVD to help deliver in-house training.
Why use the WellComm Toolkit?
- The WellComm Toolkit is suitable for use by non-specialist early years professionals in identifying children who need immediate referral and support
- The WellComm Toolkit provides tailored intervention activities that can help improve language skills, whatever the age or ability of the child
- It is ideal for screening children’s communication skills on entrance to school at 5 years of age
- The assessment monitors the levels of children’s speech and language as interventions are introduced, allowing the evaluation of their impact
- It ensures each child receives the exact support and intervention he/she needs
- It helps reduce unnecessary and costly referrals to local speech and language therapy services
- The WellComm Toolkit has been tested and trialled on over 7,000 children in the Sandwell Local Authority
Contents
The comprehensive WellComm Toolkit contains three main elements, along side a Carry Bag:
- The Screening Tool:
- The Handbook + Score Sheets
- The Little Book of Rules
- The Picture Book
- Intervention:
- The Big Book of Ideas
- Further Support:
- The ‘Resources’ CD
- The ‘Training’ DVD