Don't Get Me Wrong - The Communication Trust

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Naomi Naomi is 16 years old. She was taken into foster care at two years old and has had six placement breakdowns since then. She has difficulty understanding complex language and although she can read words to an extent, she cannot always understand what she has read. She can talk about events in a clear order, but only by using simple sentences, otherwise it gets muddled. In conversation she tends to interrupt and finds it difficult to stay on topic. She finds it very difficult to remember what she has heard. The effect of these speech, language and communication needs Naomi finds it very difficult to follow lessons and gets annoyed when she cannot remember what she is supposed to be doing. Other pupils get frustrated with her constant interruptions. She was excluded from mainstream school. She has few friends and she tends to spend her time alone on the computer although that also frustrates her because she cannot read instructions. She likes maths and is quite good at mental arithmetic but she often distracts herself by talking about something irrelevant. What helps Naomi When she is cued in to listen and when instructions are short and accompanied by visual cues. Speaking and writing frames also help her. 26 Don’t Get Me Wrong
Jermaine Jermaine is unable to speak verbally and has physical difficulties affecting all his limbs. He uses an electronic communication aid. The effect of these speech, language and communication needs Jermaine struggles to communicate with other people, especially those who do not know him very well. His physical difficulties also make it difficult to access the communication aid he was given. He needs this aid to help him communicate and join in conversations, to indicate his choices and preferences and to take part fully in classes. Communicating for Jermaine is a huge effort and his teachers and therapists are worried that the difficulties he is having will soon make him tired, frustrated and disillusioned with trying to communicate. What helps Jermaine A modified electronic communication aid so that he can use the switches effectively and people around him that understand how he communicates and allow him the time to do so. Don’t Get Me Wrong 27
Page 1 and 2: Don’t Get Me Wrong Information fo
Page 3 and 4: Section 1: All about speech, langua
Page 5: A social model The Communication Tr
Page 8 and 9: SLCN can include the following diff
Page 10 and 11: SLCN in numbers How many children h
Page 12 and 13: Dyspraxia is also known as Developm
Page 14 and 15: More than one label Children with S
Page 16 and 17: SLCN changes over time This diagram
Page 18 and 19: SLCN changes over time This diagram
Page 20 and 21: Section 2: Introducing some childre
Page 22 and 23: Karim Karim is 7 years old. His und
Page 24 and 25: Jack Jack is 9 years old and has di
Page 28 and 29: Ben Ben is 12 and he is in the lowe
Page 30 and 31: Diagnoses George has Asperger syndr
Page 32 and 33: Section 3: Supporting someone with
Page 34 and 35: Simplify your language • Use simp
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Page 38 and 39: General information www.talkingpoin
Page 40 and 41: Checklists for identifying SLCN Inc
Page 42 and 43: The Autism Education Trust The Auti
Page 44 and 45: Appendix 1: Indicators list for ide
Page 46 and 47: Doesn’t ask questions or start a
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