A wide range of bespoke and certified training is offered to health and educational professionals interested in improving the life chances of young children. Training is offered on:
Certified training
- Hanen Teacher Talk is evidence based training for practitioners working with children birth to 5 years. It has shown to have positive effects on children's language development, including increased language use, increased initiation of interactions, and more frequent peer interaction. Participants learn strategies in a stimulating group environment with other educators, They watch and analyse real-life video examples, participate in group discussions, and have opportunities to practice and plan how they will apply the strategies with the children they work with.
The entire programme is delivered in 3 modules :
- Implement 6 steps to Following the Child's Lead: Observe, Wait and Listen, Be Face to Face, Imitate, Interpret,Comment, and join in and play
- Help children become better conversation partners by using appropriate questions, comments and turn-taking cues.
- Use five important steps to ensure that no child is left out of the interaction during group activities.
- Choose books that match children's interests and stages of development
- Use book reading as a time for interaction and conversation
- Make print a natural and meaningful part of every day.
- Encourage a variety of groupings for interaction
- Provide appropriate materials and activities
- Create reasons for interaction and providing specific coaching
Teacher Talk Training series consisting of the above 3 modules may be offered flexibly depending on the needs of your organisation. Teacher Talk A may be offered alone, or in combination with B and/or C. Each module is 7.5 hours in length and can be delivered as three shorter 2.5 hour sessions.
Each participant receives a Teacher Talk workbook for each module, that allows them to personalise the content and think about how they will meet the needs of the individual children in their classroom/provision.
Which children will benefit ?:
Teacher Talk addresses the social, language and emergent literacy needs of all children birth-5 in early childhood settings. This includes children who are developing typically, have language delays or are second-language learners.
Bespoke and certified workshops for parents on providing language rich home environments are also delivered.
Please contact for further information.
- early identification and screening
- universal strategies to make early years environments language rich
- embedding language targets into the curriculum
- running early intervention groups to improve children's attention and listening skills, boost vocabulary and general language skills
- setting up the physical environment to foster peer interaction
- supporting children at universal and targeted levels
Certified training
- Hanen Teacher Talk is evidence based training for practitioners working with children birth to 5 years. It has shown to have positive effects on children's language development, including increased language use, increased initiation of interactions, and more frequent peer interaction. Participants learn strategies in a stimulating group environment with other educators, They watch and analyse real-life video examples, participate in group discussions, and have opportunities to practice and plan how they will apply the strategies with the children they work with.
The entire programme is delivered in 3 modules :
- Module A: Encouraging Language Development in Early Childhood Settings - this module shows educators how to use everyday conversations, play and everyday routines to promote the communication and social development of all children, including those with language delays and those who are second language learners. Educators learn how to :
- Implement 6 steps to Following the Child's Lead: Observe, Wait and Listen, Be Face to Face, Imitate, Interpret,Comment, and join in and play
- Help children become better conversation partners by using appropriate questions, comments and turn-taking cues.
- Use five important steps to ensure that no child is left out of the interaction during group activities.
- Module B- Let Language Lead the way to Literacy. This module discusses the important links between oral language development and literacy and provides practical strategies for paving the way for children to read and write. Educators learn how to:
- Choose books that match children's interests and stages of development
- Use book reading as a time for interaction and conversation
- Make print a natural and meaningful part of every day.
- Module C - Fostering Peer Interaction in Early Childhood Settings. This training shows educators how to provide a physical and social environment that encourages peer interaction and creates many opportunities or successful interactions with other children. Educators learn how to:
- Encourage a variety of groupings for interaction
- Provide appropriate materials and activities
- Create reasons for interaction and providing specific coaching
Teacher Talk Training series consisting of the above 3 modules may be offered flexibly depending on the needs of your organisation. Teacher Talk A may be offered alone, or in combination with B and/or C. Each module is 7.5 hours in length and can be delivered as three shorter 2.5 hour sessions.
Each participant receives a Teacher Talk workbook for each module, that allows them to personalise the content and think about how they will meet the needs of the individual children in their classroom/provision.
Which children will benefit ?:
Teacher Talk addresses the social, language and emergent literacy needs of all children birth-5 in early childhood settings. This includes children who are developing typically, have language delays or are second-language learners.
Bespoke and certified workshops for parents on providing language rich home environments are also delivered.
Please contact for further information.
