Learning Language and Loving It is an evidence-based programme which gives you practical strategies to help all children in your setting build language and social skills, no matter what their learning and communication styles are. The programme is run by Hanen-certified Speech and Language Therapists who work within the Caerphilly Early Years team.
The programme gives you practical strategies you can use during everyday activities and routines. Each strategy is designed to engage and maintain the interest of the children, making language and learning a fun and natural part of their day.
The programme is a mixture of virtual group information sessions and face-to-face 1:1 sessions in your setting, which gives you an opportunity to practise and discuss strategies with the trainer.
Using the Learning Language and Loving It approach ensures that every child in your setting has the best opportunity to develop their language. Language is well evidenced as being crucial for wellbeing and later-life outcomes. Learning Language and Loving It strategies are beneficial for every child in your setting, including:
To attend the course, you will need:
Please be aware the setting visits will require you to interact with children and reflect on this as part of learning. It will be your responsibility to establish consent for the children to be recorded for the purposes of staff training. Recordings are not kept and are deleted before the end of the 1:1 visit.
The Learning Language and Loving It Programme provides you with practical, research-based strategies for:
Each setting will receive a workbook relevant to the programme.
Inclusion leads and childcare advisors.
FREE
View our current training timetable
To request a place, please complete our training request form. (Please note, this form will not work using Internet Explorer. Please use a more modern browser such as Edge, Chrome or Safari)
If the place is available, it will be recorded on Dewis and you will be notified by email.
Call the Early Years Hub on 01443 863232.
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