Wellcomm
WellComm is a toolkit for all Early Years Practitioners to help identify children who may need extra support with their Speech, Language and Communication Development. At Highfield Nursery School we assess all two-three year olds.
WellComm looks at expressive language (how children communicate verbally) and receptive language (what they understand about what is being said to them).
Children are assessed by asking them to follow instructions by pointing to various pictures or play with certain toys. Key workers everyday observations also contribute to the assessment of WellComm.
The assessment is carried out as informal as possible and will be done over a few stages if needs be. However we have found that most of the children enjoy completing the tasks and being asked questions.
Key workers will support children following guidance from the WellComm toolkit, this is done in a very fun way and is integrated with group activities, no children are singled out.