Yes. A Children’s Elocution Teacher can correct your child’s English
pronunciation, build self-confidence, voice
projection, verbal and non-verbal communication skills – a book on Kids’
Elocution cannot. It is difficult to learn correct English pronunciation
from a book. Moreover, a book on how to teach your Children Elocution
cannot hear and correct Children’s English pronunciation or give feedback on
your children’s Elocution. It is the feedback which is vital to learning
and development in Kids’ Elocution lessons. But, there is a problem . . .
There are not enough professionally trained Children’s Elocution
Teachers. There are Speech and Language Therapists whose clinical
training focus on speech and language pathologies. Some Speech and
Language Therapists do provide Elocution lessons. However, cutbacks in
the NHS have limited the amount of speech and language therapy a child may
receive.
Many parents and teachers have complained of a
children’s poor speech due to mask wearing. This aspect together with
school closures has led to a demand in online Kids’ Elocution lessons.
However, with a limited supplied of professional trained Children’s Elocution
Teachers, the task may seem impossible. So, what makes a professionally
trained Children’s Elocution Teacher?
An Elocution Teacher will usually be a graduate in
English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics. His or her academic
training will have covered the areas of Phonology, Psycholinguistics including
basic Neuroscience, First Language development, Second Language Acquisition,
the anatomy and physiology of the human communication chain, knowledge of the
International Phonetic Alphabet, technical observation skills and English
Language Teaching Methodology in TEFL, ESL and KS1 to KS4. Is it possible
to train a Kids’ Elocution Teacher without having a degree? Considering
the need for Children’s Elocution Teachers, we have designed our first Children’s Elocution Teacher Training
by Live Online Face-to-Face Learning to be ran over four consecutive Saturdays from 15:00 hrs –
17:00 hrs GMT. The aim of the course will be to provide high quality
professional training in basic Children’s Elocution Teaching. Through our
graduates, we hope to meet more needs with Kids’ Elocution lessons.
