Course Aim

This course provides attendees with the knowledge and resources required to implement the Social Skills Transition to Secondary Program in their school.

Course Outline

• What are social communication skills?
• Why do some students have difficulty understanding and using social skills?
• Explanation and demonstration of program themes and activities
• Guided practice with program activities

Attendees are provided with a comprehensive manual that includes all the resources required to run the program.

Course Designed For

Teachers, Education Support Officers

Duration

Four hours

Cost

$195 per person

Booking

Currently scheduled courses can be booked online via our online booking system. If you can not find a suitable course on the online system, please contact us. Many of our courses are scheduled based on demand.

Training can be delivered at Communicate in Narre Warren, Melbourne or at your school. Discounts are available for schools who host our training sessions, so please contact us if you can provide a venue.

Course Aim

The STA Program for Speech Pathologists provides Speech Pathologists with the training and forms needed to implement the STA Program.

Course Outline

• An overview of the STA program
• The Speech Pathologist’s role in the program
• Implementing the program in schools
• How to write Individual Therapy Plans and Therapy Outcome Measures
• Discuss resources appropriate for use in the STA program

Course Designed For

Speech Pathologists

Duration

Two hours

Cost

$90 per person

Booking

Currently scheduled courses can be booked online via our online booking system. If you can not find a suitable course on the online system, please contact us. Many of our courses are scheduled based on demand.

Course Aim

The STA Program for Assistants provides Education Support Officers with the training needed to deliver therapy programs as Speech Therapy Assistants.

Course Outline

• An overview of the STA Program
• A basic understanding of speech sounds, receptive and expressive language, phonological awareness and social communication skills
• The use of cueing strategies and other techniques to support skill development
• Guided practice in the delivery of therapy programs
• Practice recording student progress using Therapy Outcome Measures

Course Designed For

Education Support Officers

Duration

Two days

Cost

$395 per person

Booking

Currently scheduled courses can be booked online via our online booking system. If you can not find a suitable course on the online system, please contact us. Many of our courses are scheduled based on demand.

Training can be delivered at VersaLearn in Narre Warren, Melbourne or at your school. Discounts are available for schools who host our training sessions, so please contact us if you can provide a venue.

What is Cued Articulation?

Cued Articulation is a popular visual signing system used to help Prep to Grade 2 students learn speech sounds and to support their speaking and literacy skills. It focuses attention on how the mouth makes sounds and can help students hear the differences between speech sounds.

The system is often used by teachers as part of a whole class literacy strategy. It is also used by teachers and Education Support Officers to support students with English as a Second Language. E.S.L. students can often have difficulties with the English language sound system and Cued Articulation can help students both see and hear sound differences. Students with speech sound difficulties can also benefit from the visual reminders to use correct sounds.

Course Aim

Cued Articulation in the Classroom will provide attendees with the knowledge and skills required to use Cued Articulation with students.

Course Outline

• How key literacy skills develop
• An overview of Cued Articulation
• An understanding of mouth structures and how sounds are produced
• Visual signs for consonant and vowel sounds
• Discussion and demonstration of the use of signs to:
      Promote correct use of speech sounds
      Link sounds to letters
      Hear first, middle and final sounds in words
      Promote use of grammar structures (e.g. plurals, pronouns)
• Practice in the use of Cued Articulation for classroom activities

Course Designed For

Teachers and Education Support Officers

Duration

One day or three after-school sessions

Cost

$210 per person

Booking

Currently scheduled courses can be booked online via our online booking system. If you can not find a suitable course on the online system, please contact us. Many of our courses are scheduled based on demand.

Training can be delivered at Communicate in Narre Warren, Melbourne or at your school. Discounts are available for schools who host our training sessions, so please contact us if you can provide a venue.