The Haven

Each week, we continue learning a core word of the week from the AAC speech & literacy programme.  In addition to 'I want', 'I like/don't like', 'help' and 'it', we have been learning: 1. 'more' 2. 'different' 3. 'who' 4. 'she'/'he'/'they' 5. 'you'

A snapshot of some of the amazing things happening in The Haven Maths: representing objects as numerals and amounts       Life skills: daily oral hygiene Fine motor: using one-handed tools to develop strength for writing Phonics: two-letter one-sound 'ch' / 'ck' - reading and writing words, phrases and sentences   Attention Autism:   Group learning:    

Linked to the AAC Speech and Literacy Programme, our core word of the week is:

 As part of our sensory curriculum, to support our learners, we follow a AAC speech & literacy programme which involves a core word of the week.  While spoken language has at least 250,000 words, a list of only 200 words accounts for about 80% of the words we use every day! These words can be referred to as 'core words'. So far, we have been learning: 1. 'I want' 2. 'Like/Don't like' / 'not' 3. 'Help'