NELI Preschool includes three main components. Reliable and easy-to-use language screening, easy-to-access practitioner training and the 20-week enrichment and intervention programme:
Language assessment
LanguageScreen is a quick, reliable and highly accurate language assessment app. Any adult in the setting can, in less that ten minutes, obtain a comprehensive, personalised report and standardised score of a child’s language ability. LanguageScreen is used to assess the language skills of all children in the setting, accurately identify the children who need additional targeted support and evaluate the progress all children have made at the end of the programme.
CPD-certified training
NELI Preschool training is delivered completely online so you can complete the courses at your own pace. The courses are CPD-certified and will take 8-10 hours to complete. Training explores language development, critical strategies to support language skills, how to deliver the NELI Preschool programme and videos of NELI Preschools sessions. You are mentored throughout by the research team and speech and language professionals.
We strongly recommend training as many people in your setting as you can to help promote a language-rich culture and a supportive NELI Preschool dynamic among all staff.
Whole class enrichment with targeted support
The NELI Preschool programme is built around the shared reading and guided play of 20 carefully selected and beautiful Nosy Crow books. The intervention targets children’s vocabulary knowledge, narrative (storytelling) skills and active listening. It is a guided and fully resourced programme.
Each week in the 20-week programme focuses on a different book, teaching the children ‘Special Words’ from the books and building their narrative skills with a range of fun activities. All the children in the setting take part in daily whole group language enrichment sessions. The children in the setting with weak language skills also benefit from additional support from small group and individual sessions.
For more information about NELI Preschool, and to register to take part in the NELI Preschool effectiveness trial, please visit https://oxedandassessment.com/neli-preschool/