Talking Tots is the UK’s leading provider of fun, interactive classes that help pre-school children to communicate with confidence. At Talking Tots children will discover a host of imaginative, exciting activities that encourage little ones to get talking. Each Talking Tots session is carefully designed by experts to help every child build social confidence and communication skills – the cornersto
nes of a happy and healthy life! The fun classes help to:
• promote group bonding
• develop good eye contact
• encourage sharing & turn taking
• develop listening & attention skills
• introduce group co operation
• encourage the copying of actions
• develop expressive language development
• boost social confidence within the peer group
• build vocabulary & word categories (semantics)
Talking Tots – the founders
Tracey Park and Lisa Houghton were paediatric speech and language therapists before launching Talking Tots in 2005. They have more than 30 years’ combined experience working with young children experiencing communication difficulties, and are respected experts in the field of early language development. While there are plenty of pre-school activities for children to learn about music or physical activity, only Talking Tots focuses entirely on building social skills and communication – the most important skills we ever learn! Research shows that as many as half of all children arrive at school without the skills they need to learn effectively. The Talking Tots programme has been specifically developed to familiarise children with fundamental pre-literacy and communication skills such as verbal expression, attention and listening skills, phonological (sound) awareness and turn-taking. Don’t worry if your child is one of the 10% of children with a speech or language delay, as they can still enjoy all that Talking Tots has to offer. Our friendly class leaders will help all children settle in and get the most out of each class.
