After our 90 children settled in, two members of the nursery team made initial language assessments to find out where they 'were at' in order to take forward the dialogic book talk approach from the ECAT programme that helps to extend children's vocabulary.
For example, they were individually shown a photograph of a bed, and if the child said 'beh' this was recorded and letter sounds were assessed. We then identified which children were able to speak clearly and in line with developmental norms, and which children needed additional support.
After further observations and discussions between all nursery staff, some children, in partnership with the SENCO and parents, were referred to speech and language therapy. Others who have English as an additional language were identified as needing additional support.
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