"Let’s Talk with Under 5’s Course"

I signed up to take the Let’s Talk with Under 5’s course at SureStart. Both my younger daughter who was 4 at the time and my older daughter aged 6 had some issues with certain sounds (s, f, sh, r, among others). Because they had a hard time making those sounds, people had a hard time understanding them and have asked them to repeat themselves and had looked to me for help with understanding them. This had obviously affected their self esteem and made them not want to speak to others, especially other adults and teachers. After doing some of the speech and language exercises and using the tools learnt in the course sessions, their speech improved immensely and they gained confidence to put up their hands and speak up in class and answer questions. They are now both in drama class loving to act and get up in front of the audience. They have really done so well in school and have really thrived. The course teachers, Sue and Lara, were both very knowledgeable and presented the course work in an engaging and inclusive manner. It was also very lovely to meet other parents and socialise with them during the course. All in all a very great experience and I would definitely recommend the course. A big thank you to Sue and Lara and to Surestart for offering the course.