{"id":1360,"date":"2024-06-12T19:39:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T18:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/?page_id=1360"},"modified":"2025-09-23T12:22:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:22:44","slug":"language-and-communication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/professionallearning\/language-and-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Language and Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Language & Communication<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Language & Communication team are offering the following sessions this academic session:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Course Title<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Brief Summary<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Target Audience<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Expected Outcomes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Course Tutors<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Dates<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Raising Awareness of DLD<\/p>\n

What to look for<\/p>\n

Strategies to try out<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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All school staff<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Increased knowledge, awareness and<\/p>\n

confidence of Developmental Language Disorder for all staff<\/p>\n

Tips and strategies to try in your classroom<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rhian Duncan<\/p>\n

Shona Turnbull<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1 x 1.5 hours<\/p>\n

4.00-5.30pm<\/p>\n

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Tuesday 28th<\/sup> October 2025<\/p>\n

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Session will be held online<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Oracy skills and Vocabulary Building<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Learn What is Oracy? And the importance of Oracy and a rich vocabulary<\/p>\n

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All school staff<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Strategies to improve oracy skills within the classroom<\/p>\n

Strategies to improve learners\u2019 vocabulary and skills to aid the acquisition of new vocabulary<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rhian Duncan<\/p>\n

Shona Turnbull<\/p>\n

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1 x 1.5 hours<\/p>\n

4.00-5.30pm<\/p>\n

Wednesday 21st<\/sup> January 2026<\/p>\n

Session will be held online<\/p>\n

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Colourful Semantics<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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What is Colourful Semantics and how can I use it to support literacy?<\/p>\n

How can I use it in my classroom?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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All school staff<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Knowledge and understanding of the Colourful Semantics approach<\/p>\n

Ideas, tips and strategies to use it in your classroom<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rhian Duncan<\/p>\n

Shona Turnbull<\/p>\n

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1 x 1.5 hours<\/p>\n

4.00-5.30pm<\/p>\n

Wednesday 11th<\/sup> March 2026<\/p>\n

Session will be held online<\/p>\n

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The Language & Communication team held their first Colourful Semantics session online last term and this is available to view on the SBC Way You Tube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Visit the\u00a0SBCWay launch pad<\/a> for additional information, support and resources.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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