ELSEC for parents
Every child in year 1, reception and in the pre-school year will have been screened using the Talk Boost tool, in all of the settings listed on the main ELSEC page, to determine whether they would benefit from being in the small, targeted group for a Talk Boost intervention.
The current wait time for a speech and language appointment is significant, and although being part of the ELSEC programme won't speed this up, it's just one of the strategies schools and nurseries will use to help your child with their language skills. Talk Boost is an intervention run three times a week over nine to ten weeks. It involves:
- Small group sessions led by specially trained staff, three times a week
- A weekly whole class activity led by the class teacher
- Parent workshops for children in nursery or reception
- A weekly story to be shared with families
- Lots of practical resources including instruments, toys and the characters Jake and Tizzy, in the Early Talk Boost programme
You'll have been made aware if your child is part of a Talk Boost group and may have been invited to a parent workshop too.
Related information
The Speech and Language UK site has lots of advice, support and ideas for parents.
The BBC's CBeebies site has lots of useful information for parents of young children, including ideas and support for communication and language.
