Meet the Speech and Language Therapy Assistant (SALTA) Team;

                              Kyra                                           Nicola                                      Emma

Kyra is a full time SALTA in the Sparkle pathway this includes classes; Elephants, Jaguars, Lions and Zebras.

Nicola is a full time SALTA in the Sparkle and Glitter pathways this includes classes; Anacondas, Pangolins, Llamas, Toucans and Caimans.

Emma is a part time SALTA in the Glitter pathway this includes classes; Pandas, Dragons and Sharks.

We aim to deliver all sessions with pupils on a weekly basis however, there are on occasion due to unforeseen circumstances when we are required to support in class.  If this continues for any length of time we will inform parents/carers of the change.

We have all worked for Springwell School for a number of years and we each have had a variety of experience in the different areas of school.

Our role in school is to liaise with parents and carers, teachers, teaching assistants, NHS speech therapists and any other professionals who may be involved with the child.

We currently have many children on our case load and we see them on a 1-1 basis, group therapy and whole class sessions.

These sessions are structured around the assessments which the childs NHS therapist has carried out.  We try to make each session fun and engaging, no matter what the objectives are.  This way the children are eager to join in and learn new strategies to help them with their communication and understanding without realising.

At the moment sessions include:

• 1-1 therapy
• communication aids - communication boards, Picture exchange (PECS)
• Makaton signing support around school
• Eye Gaze
• Communicate in Print

And more to be added throughout the year.

We as a team also make resources for around the school, in classes and for home.  

• Timetables
• Rewards
• Story props
• Social Stories

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us on the school number 01429 280600.  We will always try our best to help.

Our signs this week are:

Previous Makaton signs of the week are:

Pencil       Police officer       Avocado      Coffee 

We also have our own Springwell set of Makaton signs which we cover 2 signs each week alongside the official Makaton sign. We have split these signs into 4 categories; School, Colours, Farm animals and Classes.

We have already covered the following signs:

School

Bus       Drink       Wash hands       Spoon       Fork       Knife      Swimming       Breakfast