Supporting student speech and oral language

Course learning objectives

• Learn about the five core components of oral language & how difficulties with these impact learning in the classroom
• Be able to screen students’ skills in each of the five core components
• Know how to set student goals to improve speech & oral language skills
• Learn a range of strategies to support students with speech, language & communication needs
• Consider how strategies may be applied in different situations
• Know where to access a suite of resources & supports

Course requirements

• Complete the pre- and post-course evaluations
• Engage with the online course content (approximately 1-2 hours per week)
• Collaborate with others and reflect on your learning
• Apply learning via a course workbook
• Consolidate knowledge with two x 1 hour face-to-face/virtual sessions

Audience

• Teachers
• Education Support Staff
• School Leaders
• Health, Wellbeing and Inclusion Workforce

Time commitment

• 6 weeks (course duration)
• 15 hours of professional learning
  (contributes towards VIT registration requirements)

Where

Self-paced online learning and 2 face-to-face or virtual conferenced sessions supported by a facilitator.

Cost

Fully subsidised

Intake dates and apply