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National Curriculum

The children in the Acorn Speech and Language Centre follow the National Curriculum, which is a highly differentiated with a high language focus, presented in a visual format and supported by ‘Makaton’ and ‘Cued Articulation’.
 

Entitlement

Each child on roll is entitled to the following:-

 

  • Specialist teachers and teaching assistants
  • Intensive speech therapy sessions individually and in small groups
  • Collaborative target setting between class teachers and speech therapists
  • Supportive safe environment
  • Opportunities to encourage speaking skills
  • Opportunities to encourage listening skills
  • Supported integrated sessions into mainstream
  • Highly differentiated curriculum with a high language focus
  • Multi-sensory resources including Makaton and Cued-Articulation
  • Language Through Colour
  • Structured small step approach
  • Small differentiated groups
  • Appropriately paced lesson delivery
  • Opportunities for adult interaction to develop children’s play skills and vocabulary
  • Structured sensory and motor co-ordination activities where applicable
  • Structured social skills programme to meet needs
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