A course to support staff in schools in supporting students at an early stage of communication development to access story-based sessions to develop literacy, language and interaction skills.

Pupils will:

• be provided with appropriate strategies and support to assist their inclusion, interaction and access to a literacy and early language/interaction- based intervention

Staff will:

• have an in-depth knowledge of how sensory stories can support children with an ASD to develop their literacy, language and interaction skills
• be confident about the rationale and theory behind sensory stories

Settings will:

• have staff who have a greater understanding of how to use sensory stories to support children with an ASD

Staff supporting students at an early stage of communication development with an ASD in schools, SENCOs, Teachers and Teaching Assistants.