97% of early years practitioners from the last cohort stated they would continue to use TWiTCH as part of their regular practice.
Watch their experiences
Hear a Headteacher’s perspective on the programme from a setting that previously took part in TWiTCH.
Gain insight into the programme through a practitioner’s perspective from a setting that previously participated in TWiTCH.
Read their reflections
‘Since accessing TWiTCH every day, he can hold a full conversation with staff and other children within the setting and expresses his wants and needs throughout the day.’
‘I am really pleased how their speech has progressed and given them confidence to speak their minds.’
‘When she started with speech it wasn’t clear but now, she speaks freely and clearly, and gives a reason.’
‘She initially had low confidence and was really quiet but after listening to practitioner’s model language she has become more confident.’
Explore their experiences
Case Study 1
Child A has selective mutism and only talks at home with her dad. At present we are looking at ways to develop her confidence in communication skills within the setting. During the TWiTCH programme, child A really started to get involved with the actions as well as the extensions, such as role play set up in the classroom on week 3. During the story sessions, child A benefited in seeing intonation of the new words introduced and started to copy their peers. From this, it helped her confidence in joining in with those around her, as she could take what she had learnt expressively and use it to initiate the set play around the story.
Case Study 2
At the start of the programme we had a staff member who was not overly enthusiastic about delivering the programme due to confidence and having the roleplay. To help several more confident practitioners did a master class on each section and then encouraged the staff member to try various ideas herself. Our TWiTCH Coach also came and provided a demonstration, which provided valuable insight. From this, the staff member’s delivery has improved overall.
