Talking Tots, the brainchild of two speech and language therapists, is a programme to build vocabulary and aural memory – as well as helping children develop social skills such as turn-taking and co-operation.
Katrina Yolland went first on the course as a parent. ‘My son had speech problems, though I knew he didn’t have problems understanding. He was in the process of getting help from a therapist, but I wanted to do something further with him.’
She and her son joined a Talking Tots group, which is run by franchisees around the country. ‘He was quite shy but it really brought him out of himself’ she says. ‘It gave him confidence speaking in a group.’
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