For Practioners
Practitioner- child video interaction
I offer study sessions for Practitioners who wish to support children with communication difficulties using video interaction.
The sessions support analysis of Practitioners working with individual children and in facilitating small group activities.
These sessions are targeted at Nursery staff, Teaching Assistants, Support Assistants and Teachers
Practitioner child video interaction assumes that:
- Communication development is a process that should take place within the child’s own interaction relationships and settings.
- Each Practitioner is already using inherent interaction skills to support each child’s communication development; these need only be made explicit.
- Every child is using inherent skills to communicate and is looking for support in how to extend and shape these.
- The role of the Practitioner is a research partner with the Therapist
- The role of the Therapist is to highlight how and what each adult does that facilitates a child, to provide observations of the child’s communication and language skills and to predict the next developmental phase through observation of change over time.
- Communication development is achieved through trial and feedback. It has little to do with knowledge of linguistics but is based more on intuitive interaction.
The courses available are:
| Course Title: | For those who wish to facilitate children’s language, communication and learning development through: | Length of course |
| 1. Video interaction –supporting children with speech and language therapy needs | Analysing the strategies that are currently being used to support each child and tailoring those skills to the needs of children with speech and language therapy needs. | Four ½ day sessions. (Self videos required) |
| 2. Video interaction – Practitioner self reflection in facilitating small language enrichment groups. | Analysing the strategies that are currently being used within small group work in order to maximize peer interaction and socialisation | Four ½ day sessions. (self videos required) |
Study sessions are held at:
Meridian House, Royal Hill, Greenwich, SE10 8QT
Setting based sessions can be arranged by contacting me directly.
They are usually arranged within phases e.g. Foundation phase.
Please email for Agendas and costsPlease note: Parental consent for use of video is mandatory.
Where the child is working with a Speech and Language therapist liaison will be sought.