Schools as Commissioners: Vulnerable Young People: Resources

Language Builders for Vulnerable Young People has been written to be accessible to speech and language therapists, social workers, teachers, support staff, parents and those working in the youth justice sector.

Forwarded by Juliet Gregory, Specialist SaLT in the field.

Areas covered include:

• Why is knowledge about speech, language and communication important when working with vulnerable young people?
• Communication basics – non-verbal communication listening and attention
• Understanding spoken language
• Developing verbal reasoning
• Exploring the use of non-literal and ambiguous language
• Facilitating vocabulary learning
• Encouraging expressive language and communication
• Promoting social skills and emotional literacy

As with all Elklan materials having purchased the book you are free to photocopy any relevant pages so equipping others who work within your school or health provision.