Communication is key

How students feel about Speech, Language and Communication sessions at LAMP:

• On students terms - e.g. games/ fun activities = Feels student led

• Non judgemental/ listened to & heard, interested

• Never push boundaries

• encourage to step outside of their comfort zones in a supportive environment. 

What the lessons help with:

- Helps students to:

• Process my emotions - talking about recent events over the week, positives and challenges

• Regulate my emotions e.g. just talking it through, naming the emotions, strategies to manage them

• Exploring skills in:

                   - expressing myself, 

                   - self advocacy (speaking up for myself/ saying what a need),

                   - exploring what masking means to me 

What we do:

• Relaxed lessons e.g. can play games/ chat/ sketch and focus on communication

• Have interesting conversations - everyone's opinion is always heard

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