Helping children with unclear speech workshop

This workshop is for parents and carers

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Children learn speech, language and communication skills doing everyday activities. They will be learning at home and at school. Some children can have difficulties saying words.

It can be concerning when your child is struggling to say certain words or sounds correctly. There are a variety of reasons why your child may not be able to pronounce the words or sounds correctly.

Aim of this workshop

Gain an understanding of speech sound development
Know techniques and games to help support speech sound development
Build your confidence in supporting your child with their speech sounds

Entry criteria

This workshop is for families living in Bedfordshire and Luton. This will benefit parents with children who:

are under 7 years old
have difficulties making themselves understood
can talk in sentences but other people may not be able to understand them
swap sounds with other sounds or avoid using certain sounds
will join you in an activity for a short time

Workshop dates

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

Dates: Monday 27 January 2025

Times: 1pm to 2.30pm

Location: Virtual

Fee: Free

Dates: Monday 24 March 2025

Times: 9.30am to 11am

Location: Virtual

Fee: Free

Book onto the workshop by filling out our online form

Last reviewed: 1 November, 2024

Speech, language and communication

Information and advice

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Helping your toddler to talk

Talking can be intimidating for babies and toddlers. It can take some toddlers a little longer to speak. Every child is different and may start speaking earlier or later than others.

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Speech sounds

Speech sounds are the individual sounds we use to make words. The sounds we make when we speak are made from the voice box (larynx), mouth muscles, jaw, lips, teeth, and tongue. In English we have 46 sounds for 26 letters of the alphabet.

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5-11 Years
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Developing language

As children grow older, their list of words they know becomes bigger and more complicated. They learn new ways to put words together into sentences. Their understanding and comprehension of spoken, non-spoken and written communication also improves.

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