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Expressive language: Using sentences and stories

  • Professionals and Clinicians
  • Training and workshops
  • Speech, language and communication

This workshop is for professionals only

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Being able to use sentences and stories is important for children in day-to-day conversations. These skills will help them understand the order of events. They are used when they share news, talk about events or tell stories about their day. These stories can be from their imagination or repeating the events of the day. 

Aim of this workshop

  • be familiar with how children develop their ability to use sentences and stories

  • understand the importance of these skills in everyday life

  • recognise the impact of difficulties with using sentences and stories

  • be familiar with how support the development of sentences and stories

Entry criteria

This workshop is for professionals working with school-aged children. The workshop will help children who:

  • are between 5 to 11 years old
  • have difficulties talking about things that have happened
  • give very little detail when telling stories or sharing information
  • share lots of irrelevant details when telling stories or sharing information
  • get their ideas confused
  • assume you know what they are talking about

Workshop dates

Further workshop dates to be confirmed.

The booking window will close 2 working days before the date of the training.

Please note, if you do not attend the workshop, you may be charged a penalty fee.


Last reviewed: 1 November, 2024

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