Speech and Language Therapy
Speech and language therapists work with
pupils with significant communication difficulties. These
may affect
- information processing
- comprehension
- expression
- interaction and
social skills
- behaviour
- play skills
Speech and Language Therapists
The Speech and Language Therapists and Therapy Assistants are
employed by Waltham Forest Primary Care Trust but we work
closely with school staff to develop the skills of students with
- Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- Learning Difficulties
- multi-sensory impairments
- speech and language impairment
- physical impairment
- eating and drinking difficulties and Dysphagia
Our Role
The team is responsible for:
- assessing the communication needs of
the students
- providing advice and monitoring progress
- setting individualised goals for students
- providing direct intervention
- reviewing pupils before Annual Review
Conferences
- providing a written report for the
Annual Review Conference
- attending Annual Review Conferences,
when possible
Intervention
Speech and Language Therapy may be provided in one to one
sessions, in a
pair, group or through class based activities. The style of intervention provided will
be decided following the Speech and Language Therapists assessment of the
students' needs.
We feel it is important to work closely with classroom staff
in order to share
information about each student so that we can ensure a
consistent approach to
developing each student's skills.
We promote the use of Total Communication approach throughout
the school,
to maximise each student's potential to communicate. Objects of Reference,
photographs, Singalong and PCS symbols are found in most classrooms for this
reason
