National Storytelling Week

This year, we are taking part in National Storytelling Week. This is an annual event organised by the National Literacy Trust and runs from 27th January until 4th February. This year’s theme is ‘Dream up a World.’

The children will take part in lots of activities, including two live storytelling events with the authors Swapna Haddow and Steven Camden.

For more information about the week, please take a look at the resources section on the National Literacy Trust website:

https://literacytrust.org.uk/

There is also a number of activities that you can complete at home on the Words For Life website:

https://wordsforlife.org.uk/themes/celebrate-storytelling-week-at-home/

No Pens Day Wednesday

Peters Hill are taking part in No Pens Day Wednesday on Wednesday 15th November. For more information about the day, please take a look at the Class Blogs.

There is also further information available on the Speech and Language UK website.

Communication Workshop

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the Communication Workshop today. Here are the links to the resources that were covered in the presentation.

Watch and Wait video

Commenting approach video:

Supporting speech sounds:

Useful websites:
Speech and Language UK​
https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/
Tiny Happy People
https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people
​National Literacy Trust
https://wordsforlife.org.uk/
​’Small Talk’
https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/media/3557/small_talk_final.pdf

Welcome to the Speech and Language Blog.

This blog contains information and resources to help you support your child with their speech and language targets. Each post addresses a different area. Please scroll down to find your child’s specific target(s) or use the search engine and/or category links on the right hand side of the page. Links to websites and online games can be found in the original posts and on the ‘Resources’ and ‘Online Games’ pages (see above).

The information contained in this website is for guidance only. Please remember to follow the advice that came with your child’s speech and language targets.

If you have any queries then please speak to your child’s class teacher.

Talk Like An Expert Day

On Monday 22nd May, Peters Hill will be taking part in ‘Talk Like An Expert Day’. Children will complete a Speaking and Listening activity to demonstrate their learning in a curriculum area that they’ve been learning about this half term. For more information about what each Year Group is doing, please take a look at the Blogs from next week onwards.