Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) group session

The content for each of the group NELI sessions is provided in a handbook and take around 30-minutes to deliver to children. Each session involves: Introduction (3 minutes) – Children are greeted and do a listening activity. In the latter 10 weeks the listening activity is replaced with letter/sound and phonological awareness activities (blending/segmenting). Vocabulary (10 minutes) – New vocabulary is introduced and key vocabulary from the previous session is revised. Several group sessions are linked together around a theme such as ‘things we wear’, ‘my body’ or ‘people who help us’. Narrative (10 minutes) – Children take part in narrative activities such as listening to stories, retelling stories, producing their own narratives, and summarising what they’ve heard. Plenary (2 minutes) – A summary of the session is provided and children are praised for their participation.