CYPOP 15 Support positive practice with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs

1. Understand the concept of positive practice when working with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs

• 1.1 Explain how to recognise and build on the strengths of a child or young person by giving different examples of positive strategies
• 1.2 Compare the differences between strategies based on children and young people’s strengths and abilities and those based around their difficulties
• 1.3 Provide examples of how current research evidence supports positive practice

2. Know how to work alongside speech, language and communication specialists to use appropriate strategies and targets to support children and young people

• 2.1 Identify and describe the different strategies and targets that can support children and young people with speech, language and communication needs
• 2.2 Explain the process of how supportive strategies are selected and implemented to support children and young people’s speech, language and communication needs
• 2.3 Explain own role in the process of how targets are set, monitored and evaluated along with specialist
• 2.4 Compare different examples of how strategies and targets have been used to support children and young people with speech, language and communication needs

3. Be able to place children and young people at the centre of professional practice when working with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs

• 3.1 Review and identify the particular issues and implications in your setting for children and young people’s speech, language and communication
• 3.2 Demonstrate ways to adapt and modify own communication, resources and tasks to support children and young people with speech, language and communication needs
• 3.3 Demonstrate effective ways to find out the views of children and young people with speech, language and communication needs and take them into account in planning and delivering practice

4. Understand how to work with others to support the social, emotional and cognitive needs of children and young people

• 4.1 Explain how speech, language and communication needs can affect social, emotional and cognitive development in children and young people
• 4.2 Explain how social, emotional and cognitive needs can affect children and young people’s speech, language and communication
• 4.3 Review and report on the roles of other professionals in supporting children and young people with speech, language and communication needs and explain how to access additional support