This online and interactive professional development program will build the capacity of Teachers and Educators to boost enabling environments. The TalkiPlay Language Program for Early Childhood Professionals integrates innovative, screen-free technology to support and enhance communication skills in children with wide ranging developmental capabilities. Designed and delivered by our Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist, this program is in alignment with VEYLDF practice principles and contemporary pedagogy and practice within the Early Learning and Care setting.

Select us under Speech Pathologist (arranged by services independently) in the School Readiness Funding Menu

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    Kathryn Marrington
    support@talkiplay.com

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  • School Readiness Funding Webinar

    Kindergarten services who are eligible for Victorian School Readiness Funding are invited to attend the TalkiPlay SRF Webinar to learn more about how to include TalkiPlay in your services plan.

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School Readiness Funding Priority Areas

Communication (language development), Wellbeing (social and emotional) and Access & Inclusion.

EYLF Outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 5.

VEYLDF Practice Principles Alignment - respectful relationships and responsive engagement, integrated teaching and learning approaches, equity and diversity.

Expected Outcomes of this Program

Talkiplay can help you achieve your SMART goals in your SRF Planning by hitting all three funding priority areas: Communication (language development), Wellbeing (social and emotional) and Access & Inclusion.

  • Children

    TalkiPlay helps all children to improve their attention, listening, understanding and expressive language.  TalkiPlay also supports social and emotional development by enhancing a child’s confidence, motivation, and self-esteem.

    For children who have speech and language challenges, TalkiPlay levels the playing field to make language more accessible.

    For children who may have typically emerging or advanced language development, TalkiPlay can provide extension and opportunities for increased quality of peer interaction.

  • Educators

    Early childhood educators will demonstrate an increase in purposeful, play based communication strategies with children, including:

    Initiating increased verbal interactions with children,

    Observing verbal & non-verbal cues that indicate children’s interests,

    Responding to child interests with language development learning games,

    Facilitating inclusive language practice with children of differing language abilities.

  • Your Service

    Increased parent/caregiver engagement.

    Improved Educator well-being and professional knowledge.

    TalkiPlay will allow you to actively address areas for improvement identified in your services data.

Consider the following questions when reviewing your service’s data to prepare your School Readiness plan...

  • Child Level data

    How many children enrolled in your service have a diagnosed disability or developmental delay?

    How many children require an individual learning plan due to speech and language challenges?

    Did your pre-Kindy teacher raise concerns about any children who may have communication challenges?

    How many children are enrolled in your service who are learning English as their second language?

    Have you received specialist reports or Speech Pathology treatment plans but are unsure how to implement them at you service?

    Do you have children enrolled who are demonstrating low social or challenging behaviours?

  • Service Level data

    Have you identified a need to enrich language experiences as an area for improvement on your service data?

    Have you wanted to improve or extend you services use of innovative technology and documented this on your data?

    Does TalkiPlay’s mission and values align with your service’s statement or philosophy?

    Has your team benefited from engaging with a speech pathologist previously and want to extend the learning?

    Have you identified through your service’s data that diverse communication abilities of children is a barrier to inclusion?

  • Community data

    According to the AEDC Community Profile (2021), does your community have greater than 10% of children identified as developmentally vulnerable or at risk on domains of social competence or communication skills and general knowledge?

  • Educator data

    Has speech and language support  been identified as a priority area for Professional Learning by your service’s educators?

    Have your service’s educators expressed  low confidence  when supporting children with diverse speech and language abilities?

    Have your service’s educators expressed feelings of discomfort or stress as a result of complex and diverse communication abilities in the Kindergarten room/s?

TalkiPlay Language Program for Early Childhood Professionals

  • TalkiPlay Communication Champion Program

    Delivery Method:
    7 webinars with a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist
    1-1 TalkiPlay communication support session
    Online training course access for two educators
    Observation and reflection worksheets to support EYLF planning cycle for Lead Educator.

    Centre Cost:  $1,550 (+$300 for each additional educator)

    Numbers included: 2 attendees.

    Included resources:
    Observation and reflection worksheets to support EYLF planning cycle for Lead Educator

    1 TalkiPlayer
    1 enabled communication rainbow
    1 enabled communication planet set
    15 enabled communication smart stickers
    Premium language games access

    StoryPark provocations with links to contemporary pedagogy and practice.

  • TalkiPlay Multi-Educator Program

    Delivery Method:
    7 webinars with a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist
    1-1 TalkiPlay communication support session
    Online training course access for six educators
    Observation and reflection worksheets to support EYLF planning cycle for Lead Educator.


    Centre Cost: $3804

    Numbers included: 6 attendees.

    Included resources:
    4 TalkiPlayers
    2 enabled communication rainbow sets
    2 enabled communication planet sets
    20 enabled communication smart stickers
    Premium language games access
    StoryPark provocations with links to contemporary pedagogy and practice

    1-1 setup technical support
    Technical support guide access
    Speech scaffolding resources booklet for individual and group activities on language development

    links to contemporary pedagogy and practice.

HOURLY RATE OPTION:

If NO TalkiPlay Kit: $240 per hour Minimum spend is 2 hours. (Recommended 4 hours, Maximum 12hours)

If you buy 4 hours of access you receive a TalkiPlay Starter Kit with 30 online tokens to unlock all games.