I work as a TA and thee is a little boy in my Y1 class that has SM.
He didn't speak at school at all last year. He is actually starting to warm up to me a lot. He began by whispering in my ar and will now talk to me, although only in one or two word sentences only, when we are on our our. He spoke to me in front of the class teacher yesterday and in front of two class mates today, although very quietly. He has also whispered to 3 or 4 other staff this term too, someting he hasn't one before. We are obviously making fab progress and his mum is really fab, staying at the start of the day to do some 1:1 stuff with me gradually being introduced in. There is a speach therapist involved too and we are due to seeher again very soon.
But I feel I need to read up more as I have very little experience of this and need to know more, and of the various stages the little boy will go through.
Can anyone direct me to some reading materials I can buy or download that would be beneficial?
Thanks.