Building Blocks for Communication

Amy Eleftheriades is a qualified teacher, a member of the British Psychological Society and has spent over fifteen years working in health, social care and educational settings; both in this country and through charity work abroad. Following work in a therapeutic setting, as a SENCo in a mainstream school and most recently as an Advisory Teacher for Suffolk County Council, Amy's passion has grown. A passion for improving social, emotional and educational outcomes for individuals and a commitment to working with the adults who support them, to find solutions to challenges.

• About the author, Acknowledgements, 1 Introduction, 2 Receptive and expressive language activities, 3 Social language and communication activities, 4 Language and literacy activities, 5 Language and numeracy activities, Appendix: Templates and resources

"A great, practical book guaranteed to get children to engage in play based activities to improve their communication skills by using LEGO®/other building blocks. The book is structured into chapters focusing on the different parts of language and communication with fun activities to support the targeted area and suitable for all ages and abilities." Pip St. John, Independent specialist teacher consultant SLCN, Afasic News"I like the fact that the intention is for the book to be very practical. It's exactly what time pressed teachers need. The theory aspect is useful to set the work in context and help non specialists understand why they are doing what they are. Planning underpins successful interventions so the ideas for planning will be invaluable. The included resources will save staff having to invent their own. I think the reference to cross curricular links is useful and I am especially pleased to see that Yes I can see a huge demand for this book. It would be used as a practical resource for teachers and support staff and families. Numeracy skills are included too." - Joanna Clayton, SENCO, Mainstream school"A fantastic resource that will open up the potential for this approach impacting on children’s learning –not just playing with (LEGO®)!!" — Jeni Barnacle, Educational Nurture Consultant