ICT for Speaking and Listening; Using Commtap  

Support for Learning Service, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Summary:
ICT for Speaking and Listening - Hilary Norton - Specialist Teacher for ICT and Inclusion;
Using Commtap - Neil Thompson - Commtap CIC and Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.
The www.commtap.org (Targets and Activities Project) website created by Lorna Lloyd and Neil Thompson is highly popular and packed with high-quality resources. Originally set up to provide practical lesson outlines to develop communication skills for children on the P Scales, it has been developed to include references to the Early Years Foundation Stage levels, and up into the lower National Curriculum levels, across many school subjects.

The workshop includes:

P-levels/National Curriculum/EYFS (as appropriate) and communication skills;
Finding appropriate activities based on a child's level, or to continue on from work you are already doing;
Using the site to step up or step down a level;
Tour of the site, and how it can be used to support your daily work;
Plenty of opportunities to practice using the site and ask questions.
This workshop will take you through the Commtap site - how it is organised, how you can find activities for working with children with communication disabilities - using the Early Years Foundation Stage areas of learning or the P-Scales / National Curriculum depending on your setting.

Price:
This course is free for schools subscribed to the Tower Hamlets SLS SEN Training Package and £50 for everyone else.

Please book through SLA Online if you are a Tower Hamlets school (please see your Head or school Bursar if you are unsure of how to do this).
If you are not a Tower Hamlets school please book through:
Carol Stuart-Evans
Behaviour Support Team Administrator
020 7364 6476
Email: carol.stuart-evans@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Support for Learning Service
The Professional Development Centre
English Street
London E3 4TA