Communication

At Marshlands School, we are passionate about supporting pupils to be able to communicate. We aim to adapt our strategies to suit the unique needs of the pupils in our school, so that they can express themselves confidently and appropriately.   We use a total communication approach.

As a school, we believe that successful support in Speech and Language allows pupils to:  

• Express opinions and preferences. 
• Request what they want / need. 
• Protest undesired actions / events. 
• Disagree, complain, argue, negotiate. 
• Talk about personal experiences and the world around them. 
• Self-advocate and make decisions related to their own life. 
• Use language to regulate themselves and their environment, as well as direct others. 
• Establish and grow relationships with others. 
• Develop literacy skills.