Quality Interactions

Early Talk Boost

We are an Early Talk Boost school. This is a targeted programme aimed at 3-4 year old children who need help with talking and understanding words. Most importantly, the programme helps to boost their language skills to narrow the gap between them and their peers. The programme aims to accelerate children’s progress in language and communication by an average of 5 months after 9 weeks.

Children who are selected to take part in the programme will attend three sessions per week, each lasting 15-20 minutes delivered by either Mrs Gascoyne or Mrs Lucas. The sessions include activities that cover the foundation skills in speech, language and communication that children need for learning and understanding new words, as well as having conversations.

What are the benefits of Talk Boost?

The benefits are:

• Supports children who are not achieving their expected levels of progress in their language development
• Focusing on developing staff skills
• Help to build relationships with parents, by reinforcing the language skills the child learned during the group sessions
• An all-in-one speech and language solution package
• Can be used by non speech and language specialists
• Proven to improve children’s language and communication through our evidence base
• Designed to be sustainable so you can deliver the programme multiple times to new groups of children
• A dedicated team to support you to maximise the impact of Early Talk Boost in your setting
• Identify, monitor and track children’s progress before and following the programme with the online tracker

Speech Link 

If you are worried your child has a speech and language delay, please find further information here:

Parkview Primary School - Speech & Language Delay

The Importance of Song, Rhyme & Poetry

Nursery rhymes and song are not just fun activities for children; they are powerful tools that support the development of speech and language. They help children to understand the meaning of words, develop phonological awareness and improve their interaction skills. By incorporating nursery rhymes into daily routines, parents and carers create a nurturing environment that enhances development. 

We have lots of resources for you to access here:

Parkview Primary School - Song, Rhyme & Poetry

Useful Resources

The resources below may be helpful in developing speech, language and communication at home.

Tiny Happy People
Excellent advice and strategies for parents for children 0-5