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Bedfordshire adult and children's community health services are provided in partnership by East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) and Cambridgeshire Community Services (CCS) NHS Trust

Developing Language Groups for Two Year Olds

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Aims and Objectives

• To discuss the needs of two year olds
• To discuss the benefits of language groups
• To discuss how to run Lift off to Language for 2’s in

your early years setting

• For you to feel confident in setting up and running

Lift off to Language for 2’s in your pre- school/nursery with the support of the Speech and Language Therapy Service

What are we expecting at 2?

• Sit and listen to simple stories with pictures.
• Enjoy pretend play with their toys, such as feeding dolly.
• Understand more simple questions and instructions. For

example 'where is your shoe?' and 'show me your nose'.

• Use 50 or more single words. These will also become

more recognisable to others.

• Start to put short sentences together with 2-3 words,

such as ‘more juice’ or ‘bye nanny’.

• Use a limited number of sounds in their words. They can

usually be understood about half of the time.

What are we expecting at 3?

• Listen to and remember simple stories with pictures.
• Now play more with other children and share things.
• Understand longer instructions, e.g. 'make teddy jump',

understand simple 'who', 'what' and 'where' questions.

• Use up to 300 words. Putting 4 or 5 words together to

make short sentences.

• Ask lots of questions.
• Use action words and simple plurals.
• Use a wider range of speech sounds, however, will still

have difficulty with more complex sounds. People that know them can mostly understand them.

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Attention & Listening Skills Play and Interaction Skills Understanding of Language Use of Language Speech

Building Blocks of Communication Development

Language Groups:

Develops staff skills in supporting children’s communication skills Supports children’s communication skills in their pre-school setting Prevent difficulties from escalating and needing more specialist support

What is the Lift off to Language for 2’s?

• EITHER a six week group (consecutively, once a

week), OR a circle time session to develop language and communication skills

• 4-6 children in a group, 4-8 in a circle time
• Sessions are flexible in length
• A speech and language therapist will support you

before you are signed off

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How does it compare to the Original Lift

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• Designed to be recognisable for staff
• Similar elements to encourage transition up to

the next group

• Simpler, shorter and more flexible

How can I encourage the children to take part?

• Allow the children to come and go from the group.
• Take the lead from the children during the session.
• Encourage additional practitioners to role model the

expected behaviour.

• Try giving each child a mat or a spot to sit on.
• Children will pay attention to any visual cues you

can give, try using some simple gesture or sign as you speak with the group and use props where you can.

What’s Next?

Take time to think about and plan sessions and resources. Send out letters to the parents of the children in the group Contact SLT to arrange observation visit Complete annual audit in Summer Term each year Complete group and return evaluation

Contact Information

Sue Rogers Speech and Language Therapist sue.rogers1@nhs.net 07813069029