Resources

Our Resource Hub is full of free information and advice for both parents and professionals to support speech development in children and young people.  If you have any suggestions on information you would like to see included on the hub, please do get in touch.

All Parents Professionals
3 Step Task Planner
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Parents Professionals

Click here to download a template for a 3 step task planner.

4 Step Task Planner
["resources","task planner","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Click here to download a template for a 4 step task planner.

5 Steps for Brain-Building
["Development","TestTag","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

A video by the ‘Center on the Developing Child’ at Harvard University, U.S. Advice on developing strong brain connections and supporting language development.

'A Bucket Full of Ideas' Attention Autism Resource Pack
["AA","Attention","attention autism","bucket","targeted"]
Parents Professionals

A booklet of activities to support attention and engagement. Based upon principles of the Attention Autism Approach.

A Few Strategies to Support Children with DLD
["Developmental Language Disorder","DLD","Language","Talking"]
Parents Professionals

Strategies to support children growing up with Developmental Language Disorder.

AAC Awareness Month- 31 Tips for 31 Days
["AAC","the ace centre"]
Parents Professionals

October is AAC awareness month, so to celebrate we are sharing 31 tips for 31 days.        

AAC Resources
["AAC","Communication","Communication Board","Core Board","specialist","Widgit"]
Parents Professionals

The Ace Centre offer a range of low-tech resources to support communication across a range of activities and environments.

Activities for younger children in Libraries
["Activity","Development","Language","Library","Talking"]
Parents

Bookable sessions are available in our local libraries for under-fives to support: Language Communication Social Skills

Parents Professionals

The ADHD Foundation offer a range of resources to support with the understanding of ADHD.  

Amazing things can happen
["ASC","ASD","autism"]
Parents Professionals

A video by Alexander Amelines discussing Autism and what it means to them.

An Essential DLD Fact Sheet
["Developmental Language Disorder","DLD","Language","Talking"]

DLD is a significant difficulty learning, understanding, and using spoken language. Read this fact sheet to find out key information, causes, outcomes and services available.

A resource produced by ASAN (Autistic Self Advocacy Network) This book is about what it means to be a part of the autistic community. Autistic people wrote this book. Some autistic…

Asking for Help Visuals
["asking for help","resources","Universal","visuals"]
Parents Professionals

Click here to download asking for help visuals.

Attention Builders Learning Workshop Webinar
["ASC","ASD","Attention","autism","group","targeted"]
Professionals

A training video providing strategies to support children’s attention skills.

Attention Builders Outcomes and Goal Monitoring Sheet
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Parents Professionals

An outcomes and goal monitoring sheet for the Attention Builders targeted intervention group.

Parents Professionals

Communication can take many different forms. This video introduces methods of AAC for use with children at home and in school.

Parents Professionals

Communication takes many different forms. This booklet has been designed to give ways for adults to support children to use AAC.

Autism Level UP!
["ASD","autism","emotional regulation","Level Up","specialist","targeted","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Autism Awareness? Autism Appreciation? Autism Acceptance? None of these are a particularly high bar, but it is true that some people do, indeed, need real awareness while others need a…

Biborough School Aged Stammering Service
["Stammering","support","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

An information leaflet explaining the Biborough School Aged Stammering Service.

Blank levels of questioning
["adapt","blanks","differentiate","questions","targeted","understanding","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

An information video providing information about blank levels of questioning.

Blank levels of questioning (Arabic)
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Parents Professionals

An information video providing information about blank levels of questioning, translated into Arabic.

Box Clever Outcomes and Goal Monitoring Sheet
["Box clever","goal sheet","targeted"]
Parents Professionals

An outcomes and goal monitoring sheet for the Box Clever targeted intervention.

What is your newborn saying?
["baby","Development","new-born","saying","Universal"]
Parents

A website giving information on: New-Borns Their Development Ways New-Borns Communicate

Lego Builders
["builders","group","lego therapy","targeted"]
Professionals

A Targeted Lego Based Therapy Intervention Group designed to support the development of language and problem solving skills.

Parents Professionals

We aim to increase awareness, understanding and knowledge of the needs of people who struggle to communicate.

Communication Tips
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Parents Professionals

Posters with advice to support communication development. Posters are available in 10 languages including: Arabic Somali Kurdish Polish Urdu

Comprehension Monitoring Outcomes and Goal Monitoring Sheet
["comprehension monitoring","goal sheet","targeted"]
Parents Professionals

An outcomes and goal monitoring sheet for the comprehension monitoring targeted intervention.

Contact
["families","family","support","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

An organisation that: Supports families Brings families together Help families take action for others

Conversation Builders
["Conversation","group","targeted"]
Professionals

A Targeted Intervention Group designed to support conversational skill awareness and development.

Conversation Builders Outcomes and Goal Monitoring Sheet
["builders","conversation builders","intervention","targeted"]
Parents Professionals

An outcomes and goal monitoring sheet for the Conversation Builders targeted intervention group.

Descriptive Language Grid
["descriptive language grid","resources","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Click here to download a template for a descriptive language grid.

Developmental Language Disorder and Social, Emotional and Mental Health Webinar
["Developmental Language Disorder","Disorder","Language","specialist","Universal"]
Professionals

An information video about how developmental language disorder can impact children / young people’s mental health. With additional information on how to support them.

DLD 123 Video
["Developmental","Developmental Language Disorder","Disorder","DLD","Language","specialist","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

A video where Eddie and Dyls (9 years old) find out about Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).

DLD Awareness Day 2023
["DLD","dld awareness day"]
Parents Professionals

A presentation raising awareness for DLD international day on the 20th October 2023.

Parents Professionals

An interactive toolkit to further explain what is DLD, the impact of it, examples, strategies and resources.

Does your child dribble?
["dribble","saliva","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

An information leaflet designed to answer questions and provide some helpful suggestions for children who dribble.

Down’s Syndrome Association
["Downs Syndrome"]
Parents Professionals

The Down’s Syndrome Association support and walk along life’s journey with both old and young people living with Down’s Syndrome.

Dummies – and learning to talk
["dummy","learn to talk","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Information from ‘The National Literacy Trust’ including: –        How using a dummy might effect your child’s communication –        Tips on how to get rid of a dummy

Dysfluency : a ‘Starter Pack’ for parents
["dysfluency","fluency","stammer"]
Parents Professionals

A resource created by CLCH SLT service to give parents / carers of younger children ideas to support  talking and fluency at home.

Early Ages and Stages of Communication
["Communication","Development","Universal"]
Professionals

A video explaining: Speech and Language Milestones from 6 months to 4 years The CLCH Speech and Language Therapy Monitoring Tool

Emotional Language Builders
["emotional language","emotions","group","targeted"]
Professionals

A Targeted Intervention Group to support the understanding of basic emotional vocabulary. Children will learn what emotions might look like and when they may be felt.

Emotional Language Builders Outcomes and Goal Monitoring Sheet
["Goal","goal sheet","Outcomes","targeted"]
Parents Professionals

An outcomes and goal monitoring sheet for the Emotional Language Builders targeted intervention group.

Emotional regulation - pre-school
["emotional regulation","pre-school","targeted","Universal"]
Parents

A booklet developed by local providers with a range of strategies to support emotional regulation for pre-school and non-verbal children.

Emotional Regulation - school aged
["emotional regulation","school-age","targeted","Universal"]
Parents

A booklet developed by local providers with a range of strategies to support emotional regulation for school-aged and verbal children.

FAQs- When using AAC
["AAC","FAQ","Technology"]
Parents Professionals

Frequently Asked Questions to support the use of Alternative and Augmentative Communication.

Full of Life Counselling Service
["counselling","families","Full of Life","support"]
Parents

Would you like to speak to someone about how you’re feeing? Full of Life have available one to one appointments with a therapist on Friday mornings. Click to find out…

Full of Life Information Advice and Support Service (IASS)
["families","Full of Life","IASS","Information advice and support service","parents","SEND"]
Parents

Do you have a child with Special Educational Needs and or Disabilities? Would you like to help us to shape local services that matter to your family? Click to find…

Games To - Support Attention and Listening
["Attention","games","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Games and Activities to support and promote attention and listening skills in children.

Glue Ear and Communication Parent Advice
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Parents Professionals

An parent advice sheet on Glue Ear and Communication.

HOW TO- Barrier Games- Ideas for games
["barrier games","How to","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on barrier games and ideas for games.

How To- Build independence using AAC
["AAC","independence"]
Parents Professionals

Information and guidance on how to promote independence when using alternative and augmentative communication.

HOW TO- Create a Lego model manual
["How to","lego","targeted"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on creating Lego models.

How To – Create Communication Opportunities
["Communication","communication opportunities","opportunities","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Activities and Top Tips to support and promote opportunities to develop children’s communication.

HOW TO- Develop independence and organisation
["How to","independence","organisation","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on how to develop independence and organisation.

How To – Differentiate for SLCN in the Classroom
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Professionals

Activities and Top Tips on how to differentiate classroom learning tasks for those with difficulty understand and/or using their language.

How To – Differentiate Worksheets and Written Text
["adapt","differentiate","differentiation","specialist","targeted","Universal"]
Professionals

Activities and Top Tips on how to differentiate or adapt worksheets and written learning tasks for those with SLCN.  

How To- Makaton
["How to","Makaton"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on Makaton sign.

How To – Model Language
["communicate","communicating","Language","model","Talking","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Information, Activities and Top Tips to support and promote the use of language / talking.

How to- Model language using core vocabulary
["core vocabulary","How to","Language","model","vocabulary"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on how to model language using core vocabulary.

How To- One Page Profile
["How to","one page profile"]
Parents Professionals

Information and Top Tips on how to create one page profiles.

HOW TO- Play Barrier Games
["barrier games","How to","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on how to play barrier games.

How To – Support Attention and Listening
["Attention","listening","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Top Tips to support and promote opportunities to support children’s attention and listening skills.

How To- Support phonological awareness
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Parents Professionals

Information on how to support phonological awareness.

How To- Support sequencing
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Parents Professionals

Information on how to support and promote sequencing skills.

How To – Support Spoken Language
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Parents Professionals

Activities and Top Tips to support and promote the use of language / talking.

HOW TO- Support stammering in the classroom
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Professionals

Top tips on the Do’s and Do Not’s of supporting children who stammer.

How To – Support Understanding
["understanding","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Top Tips to support and promote opportunities to support children’s understanding of language.

HOW TO- Support word finding difficulties
["How to","Universal","word finding difficulties"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on how to support word finding difficulties.

How To- Support your child’s pronunciation at home
["pronunciation","sounds","speech"]
Parents Professionals

A resource created by CLCH SLT service with tips and activities to help parents with their child’s pronunciation at home.

How To – Teach new vocabulary
["targeted","teach","Universal","vocabulary"]
Parents Professionals

A user guide on how to teach new vocabulary for children who require additional pre-teaching to support their language acquisition.

How To- Teach speech sounds
["How to","speech sounds"]
Parents Professionals

Information on how to teach speech sounds.

How To- Use a daily schedule
["daily schedule","How to"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on how to use a daily schedule.

HOW TO- Use a mini task schedule
["How to","mini task schedule","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on how to use a mini task schedule.

HOW TO- Use a Now and Next Board
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Parents Professionals

An information guide on how to use a Now and Next Board.

How To- Use a story planner
["How to","story planner"]
Parents Professionals

Information on how to use a story planner.

How To- Use a task planner
["How to","planner","task","task planner"]
Parents Professionals

Information on how to use a task planner.

How To – Use a Turn-Taking Board
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Parents Professionals

Top Tips to support turn-taking development for children who have difficulties, waiting, sharing and taking turns.

How To- Use a visual timetable
["How to","routine","visual timetable","visuals"]
Parents Professionals

Information on how to use a visual timetable in school or at home.

How To- Use AAC to model language
["AAC","How to","Language","model"]
Parents Professionals

Information on how to use AAC to model language.

How To- Use asking for help visuals
["asking for help visuals","How to","visuals"]
Parents Professionals

Information on how to use asking for help visuals.

How To- Use asking for help visuals
["asking for help","How to","visuals"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on how to use asking for help visuals.

How To- Use balloons to support communication
["balloons","Communication","games","How to"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on how to use balloons to support communication.

How To – Use Blanks Questions in Science
["adapt","differentiate","science","Universal"]
Professionals

Examples of questions that could be asked at the different Blanks Levels of Questions within a Science lesson to support children and young people’s varying levels of understanding.

How To – Use Blanks Questions in the Playground
["adapt","blanks","differentiate","playground","questions","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Examples of questions that could be asked at the different Blanks Levels of Questions when in the playground to support children and young people’s varying levels of understanding.

How To – Use Blanks Questions when reading
["adapt","blanks","differentiate","questions","reading"]
Parents Professionals

Examples of questions that could be asked at the different Blanks Levels of Questions when reading to support children and young people’s varying levels of understanding.

How To – Use Books to Develop Language
["books","develop","Language","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Activities and Top Tips on how to use books to support understanding and promote the use of language / talking.

How To- Use bubbles to support communication
["bubbles","Communication","How to"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on how to use bubbles to support communication.

How To- Use colouring to support communication
["colouring","Communication","How to"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on how to use colouring to support communication.

How To – Use Cooking to Develop Language
["cooking","develop","Language","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Activities and Top Tips on how to use cooking to support understanding and promote the use of language / talking.

How To – Use Games to Develop Language
["develop","games","Language","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Activities and Top Tips on how to use games to support understanding and promote the use of language / talking.

HOW TO- Use games to support word finding difficulties
["games","How to","word finding difficulties"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on how to use games to support word finding difficulties.

How To – Use Gardening to Develop Language
["develop","gardening","Language","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Activities and Top Tips on how to use gardening to support understanding and promote the use of language / talking.

How To- Use Objects of Reference
["How to","objects of reference","oor"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on how to use objects of reference.

HOW TO- Use physical organisation
["How to","independence","organisation","physical organisation","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on how to use physical organisation.

Professionals

A video describing The CLCH Early Years Speech, Language and Communication Monitoring Tool Ways to support children with English as an additional language (EAL).

How To- Use visuals to support communication
["Communication","How to","visuals"]
Parents Professionals

Information on how to use visuals to support communication.

Hungry Little Minds
["develop","Language"]
Parents

Simple, fun activities for the Early Years (from newborns to five year olds). A UK government campaign that supports child development through the role of play.

ICAN: Various resources (Parents)
["Communication","Development","help","I Can","resources","speaking","Talking","Universal"]
Parents

Resources for Parents provided by a UK charity supporting children’s speech, language and communication.

ICAN: Various resources (Professionals)
["Development","Language","resources","speaking","Talking","Universal"]
Professionals

Resources for Professionals provided by a UK charity supporting children’s speech, language and communication.

ICAN: Resources for Developmental Language Disorder
["Developmental Language Disorder","DLD","Universal"]
Professionals

A range of Resources from ICAN to help Educators support students with Developmental Language Disorder in the classroom.

Ideas to- Model core boards
["core boards","How to","ideas to","model"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on ideas to model core boards.

Identification of Speech, Language and Communication Needs
["concern","Identification","Universal"]
Professionals

A video designed to support school staff in identifying children with SLCN in the classroom.

Increasing communication at home
["Communication","home","speaking","Talking","Universal"]
Parents

An information video providing strategies to increase communication opportunities at home.

Increasing communication at home (Arabic)
["Arabic","Communication","home","Language","speaking","Universal"]
Parents

An information video providing strategies to increase communication opportunities at home. Translated into Arabic.

InPrint 3 Video Tutorials
["Communicate in Print","Create","Creation","InPrint 3","resources","Widgit"]

Tutorial Videos to support you with using InPrint 3 to create resources.

International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative
["Drinking","Dysphagia","Eating","IDDSI"]
Parents Professionals

Information and resources as part of a global initiative to improve the lives of people living with eating and drinking difficulties – also known as dysphagia.

Introduction to Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Webinar
["Developmental Language Disorder","information","training","webinar"]
Professionals

An information video DLD, with practical strategies to support children with DLD in school.

Introduction to Speech, Language and Communication Needs for new starters
["information","SLCN","strategies","training"]
Professionals

An information video designed for staff new to working with children with SLCN. Learn about: How language develops How to identify children with SLCN Basic strategies to support SLCN

Introduction to Zones of Regulation
["communicate","emotions","regulation","social","support","Universal","zones"]
Professionals

An information video providing an introduction to understanding and using the Zones of Regulation.

Language and Mental Health
["Development","help","Language","mental health","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

An information leaflet from ICAN – the children’s communication charity, explaining links between language skills and mental health. Additional web links to mental health charities for young people are also…

Lego Based Therapy Outcomes and Goal Monitoring Sheet
["goal sheet","intervention","lego","targeted"]
Parents Professionals

An outcomes and goal monitoring sheet for the Lego Based Therapy targeted intervention group.

Lego Therapy
["Development","lego","sharing","social communication","targeted","turn-taking"]
Professionals

Lego Therapy is a structured approach which uses Lego as a foundation for social communication practice.

Lego Therapy Learning Workshop Webinar
["Development","friendships","Language","lego","sharing","social communication","targeted","training","video"]
Professionals

A training video providing information on how to run Lego Therapy Groups.

Lily Farrington's Amazing Developmental Language Disorder Animation
["advice","Development","Developmental Language Disorder","DLD","information","Language","support"]
Parents Professionals

Watch Lily, a young woman with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) explain what it is like to live with this condition.

Makaton Benefits
["benefit","Language","Makaton","sign","speaking","Talking","TestTag"]
Parents Professionals

Makaton is a method of communication using symbols and signs for all ages and abilities. Watch this video with Mr Tumble to learn more about the benefits of Makaton.

Makaton Resources
["Development","Language","Makaton","sign","support","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Makaton is a method of communication using symbols and signs. The Makaton charity provides a whole library of free resources.

Parents Professionals

An information video explaining how to model language when using AAC.

Modelling with AAC
["AAC","specialist","video"]
Parents Professionals

An information video to providing information on modelling AAC.

Molly Wright: How every child can thrive by five- TED Talk
["ted talk","thrive by five","video"]
Parents Professionals

A TED talk video by Molly Wright discussing how every child can thrive by five.

Narrative Builders
["group","Narrative","targeted"]
Professionals

A Targeted Intervention Group to support the understanding and development of narrative components and the information to include.

Narrative Builders Outcomes and Goal Monitoring Sheet
["builders","Goal","goal sheet","group","Narrative","targeted"]
Parents Professionals

An outcomes and goal monitoring sheet for the Narrative Builders targeted intervention group.

Narrative Planner
["narrative planner","resource","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Click here for a  template for a narrative planner.

National Autistic Society
["advice","ASC","ASD","autism","Autistic","Charity"]
Parents Professionals

The UK’s leading charity for people on the autism spectrum and their families.

News Sharing Visual Prompt
["news","prompt","resource","sharing","Universal","visual"]
Parents Professionals

Click here for a template for a news sharing visual prompt.

Now and Next Board
["now and next board","resources","Universal","visual"]
Parents Professionals

Click here to download a template for a now and next board.

Now Next and Then Board
["now and next board","resources","Universal","visual"]
Parents Professionals

Click here to download a template for a now next and then board.

One Page Profile Template
["one page profile","specialist","template"]
Parents Professionals

A template to help you create a one page profile, suitable for children and young people from Key Stage 3 and up.

OT advice: Self-injurious and challenging behaviour
["behaviour","management","support"]
Parents Professionals

Information and Advice from The Bi-Borough Occupational Therapy service on managing self-injurious and challenging behaviour.

Paediatric Dysphagia Awareness Training Information
["Drinking","Dysphagia","Eating"]
Professionals

Information on how to obtain training on how to support children and young people with dysphagia from 4-18.

Parent-Child Interaction (‘Starter Pack’ for Parents)
["Development","interaction","targeted"]
Parents Professionals

Advice on how to support younger children’s communication during every day activities at home, created by the CLCH SLT Service.

Pre-Teaching Vocabulary
["adapt","differentiate","pre-teach","targeted","teacher","Universal","vocabulary","word learning"]
Professionals

A free programme and resources for pre-teaching vocabulary

Pretend play leaflet
["play","pretend","pretend play"]
Parents Professionals

Information on pretend play.

Primary Communication Supportive Environment Audit
["audit","communication supportive environment","CSE","primary","Universal"]
Professionals

Find attached an audit for Primary school classrooms to ensure that they are Communication Supportive Environments.

Raising awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (RADLD)
["advice","awareness","Developmental Language Disorder","support"]
Parents Professionals

This website provides a range of information and resources to support Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).

SCERTs - overview
["regulation","SCERTS","social","support","transactional"]
Parents Professionals

Within the Bi-borough SCERTS® is advocated as our preferred model of intervention for emotional regulation.

Secondary Communication Supportive Environment Audit
["audit","communication supportive environment","CSE","secondary","Universal"]
Professionals

Find attached an audit for Secondary school classrooms to ensure they are Communication Supportive Environments.

Secondary Transitions
["builders","group","secondary","targeted","transitions","year 6"]
Parents Professionals

A Targeted Intervention Group designed to support the transition to secondary.

Parents Professionals

A team who have knowledge of selective mutism, whether as parents, professionals or from their own personal experience.

Sentence Builders
["colour coding","colourful semantics","group","sentence","targeted"]
Professionals

A Targeted Intervention Group designed to support the understanding and development of sentences.

Sentence Builders Outcomes and Goal Monitoring Sheet
["builders","goal sheet","intervention","sentence builders","targeted"]
Parents Professionals

An outcomes and goal monitoring sheet for the Sentence Builders targeted intervention group.

Sentence Strips
["colourful semantics","sentence","sentence builder","sentence strips"]
Parents Professionals

Here are a range of sentence strips using colourful semantics for use in the classroom to develop a range of sentence structures.

Social Behaviour Mapping Learning Workshop Webinar
["behaviour","Development","mapping","social","targeted","training","webinar","workshop"]
Professionals

A training video providing information on how to use social behaviour mapping to support social understanding.

Social Communication – ‘Conversation Partner’ (Nursery Programme)
["Conversation","Language","speaking","Talking"]
Professionals

A resource to support social communication skills in the nursery setting at the ‘Conversation Partner’ Level, created by CLCH SLT.

Social Communication – ‘Language Partner’ (Nursery Programme)
["Development","Language","Talking","Universal"]
Professionals

SLT service to support social communication skills in the nursery setting at the ‘Language Partner’ Level.

Social Communication – ‘Social Partner’ (Nursery Programme)
["Development","interact","Language","learning","social communication"]
Professionals

A resource to support social communication skills in the nursery setting at the ‘Social Partner’ Level, created by CLCH SLT.

Social Communication (‘Starter Pack’ for Parents)
["communicate","Communication","interaction","social","Universal"]
Parents

A resource created by CLCH SLT service with suggestions about supporting early social communication.

Speech and Language UK- TalkBoost KS1
["speech and language UK","Talkboost","targeted"]
Parents Professionals

Speech and Language UK offer a range of information, links and videos on TalkBoost Key Stage 1.  

Speech and Language UK- TalkBoost KS2
["speech and language UK","Talkboost","targeted"]
Parents Professionals

Speech and Language UK offer a range of information, links and videos on TalkBoost Key Stage 2.  

Speech, Language and Communication Needs: A Whole Systems Approach Video
["specialist","speech and language","targeted","Universal","video","whole systems approach","WSA"]
Parents Professionals

A video to further explain The Whole Systems Approach.

Speech Sounds ‘Starter Pack’ for parents
["Development","sounds","speech"]
Parents

Learn ways to support your younger child’s production of clear speech sounds by helping them tune into your speech. A resource created by CLCH Speech & Language Therapy service.

STAMMA – The British Stammering Society
["dysfluency","dysfluent","stammer"]
Parents Professionals

An official UK charity website offering  information, support and advice for people who stammer, and their family and friends.

Stammering advice for parents of pre-schoolers
["advice","dysfluency","stammer"]
Parents

Advice and a helpline for parents who have concerns with their pre-school child who stammers.

Stammering Home Programme (pre-school)
["dysfluency","programme","stammer"]
Parents

A resource created by CLCH SLT service with advice and tips for a pre-school child who stammers.

Refresh your knowledge about how to create your own story to support students’ social understanding.

Supporting children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs in your Early Years Setting
["Communication","Language","needs","speech","Universal","video"]
Professionals

A video providing: Practical ways to support communication Information on using visual supports

Parents Professionals

Information on supporting social communication skills at home.

Supporting those with DLD in Educational Settings
["adapt","Developmental Language Disorder","differentiate","DLD","Language Disorder","support","Teaching","Universal"]
Professionals

A guide for every teacher on supporting children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in mainstream schools

Supporting your child's communication at home (Parent Child Interaction)
["child","Communication","home","interaction","parent"]
Parents Professionals

Information on supporting your child’s communication at home.

Supporting your child's language development at home (Combiner level)
["Development","home","Language","language development","support"]
Parents Professionals

Information on supporting your child’s language development at home (Combiner level).

Supporting your child's pronunciation at home
["home","home programme","speech"]
Parents Professionals

Information on supporting your child’s pronunciation at home.

Supporting your child's social communication at home
["home","social communication","support"]
Parents Professionals

Information on supporting your child’s social communication at home (conversation partner level).

Parents Professionals

information on supporting your child’s social communication at home.

Supporting your child's talking at home- Sentence builder level
["home","home programme","sentence","Talking"]
Parents Professionals

Information on supporting your child’s talking at home.

Parents Professionals

Information on supporting your child’s understanding and talking at home (First word user pack).

Supporting your child's use of Makaton signs at home
["home","home programme","Makaton","sign"]
Parents Professionals

Information on supporting your child’s use of Makaton signs at home.

The CLCH SLT team are hosting a coffee morning on Wednesday 13th March 2024! Join us to: meet other families who have experience of eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties; learn…

Thinking Talking
["Language for Behaviour and Emotions","Language for Thinking","LfBE","LfT","resources","Word Aware","Word Wizard"]
Professionals

Thinking and Talking focus on supporting speech, language and communication in the classroom. Use this link to purchase the following programmes: Word Aware Language for Thinking Language for Behaviour and…

This is DLD
["advice","awareness","Developmental Language Disorder","support"]
Professionals

Learn more about DLD from Ellen who said- “The aim of my website is to educate the educators on the hidden disability that no one has heard of – DLD”

Through the Eyes of a Child
["child","Development","perception","speaking","talk","Talking","TestTag","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Videos produced by The Communication Trust demonstrating what interaction looks like to children. Top tips to support interaction and communication skills with children.

Tiny Happy People
["activities","communicate","help","home","Language","Talking","tips","Universal"]
Parents

A BBC hub with activities, articles and videos with helpful tips and activities to develop children’s communication skills at home.

Training and Events
["training"]
Professionals

Information and booking system for various training opportunities for professionals working within the education setting.

Transition to Reception Support for Children with Language Difficulties
["early years","language difficulties","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

A getting ready for school information pack on Language Difficulties for families of children moving from Nursery to Reception.

Transition to Reception Support for Children with Social Communication Differences
["Communication","social","social communication difficulties","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

A getting ready for school information pack on Social Communication Difficulties for families of children moving from Nursery to Reception.

Parents Professionals

Information about the ages and stages of language and communication development during the first five years of life. Written by ‘The Communication Trust’

Using story planners to support narrative skills
["Development","Language","Narrative","planner","planning","story","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

An information video providing strategies to use a story planner.

Using a word wizard to support vocabulary development at home
["learning","targeted","Universal","vocabulary","wizard","word"]
Parents

An information video providing strategies to support children’s vocabulary/language development at home.

Using colour coding to support sentence structure
["coding","colour","Development","Language","sentence","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

An information video providing strategies to support the use of colour coding to support sentence structure.

Using visualisation to support understanding Outcomes and Goal Monitoring Sheet
["goal sheet","targeted","understanding","using visualisation"]
Parents Professionals

An outcomes and goal monitoring sheet for the Using Visualisation to support understanding targeted intervention.

Using visuals at home (Arabic)
["Arabic","help","home","Universal","visuals"]
Parents

An information video providing strategies on using visuals to support children’s language skills at home. Translated into Arabic.

Visual Timetable
["resource","Universal","visual timetable"]
Parents Professionals

Click here for a visual timetable.

Vocabulary Learning Workshop Webinar
["learning","targeted","Universal","vocabulary","webinar","word","workshop"]
Professionals

A training video providing strategies to support children’s vocabulary development in schools.

NSPCC Brain building tips
["Development","Language","learning","speaking","tips","Universal"]
Parents

Information to help parents build their baby’s brain, right from birth. Sign up here – for weekly tips!

Vroom resources
["activities","Development","help","Language","learning","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

A useful website full of tips to help parents do more when sharing moments with their child (e.g. learning to mealtime, bath time, bedtime, or anytime)

Well Comm Training Presentation
["concern","Universal","Well Comm"]
Professionals

A video to support the implementation of the Well Com Toolkit in Early Years settings.

Parents Professionals

Westminster City Hall lit up purple on the 20th October to celebrate DLD Awareness Day 2023.

WHAT ARE- Barrier Games
["barrier games","How to","Universal","what are"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on what are barrier games.

What are – Blanks Level 1 Questions
["adapt","blank","blanks","comprehension","differentiate","questions","understanding","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Information on: What are Blanks Level 1 Questions? Examples of Blanks Level 1 Questions How to adapt our language and the level of understanding to support answering of Blanks Level…

What are – Blanks Level 2 Questions
["adapt","blank","blanks","comprehension","differentiate","questions","understanding","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Information on: What are Blanks Level 2 Questions? Examples of Blanks Level 2 Questions How to adapt our language and the level of understanding to support answering of Blanks Level…

What are – Blanks Level 3 Questions
["adapt","blank","blanks","comprehension","differentiate","questions","understanding","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Information on: What are Blanks Level 3 Questions? Examples of Blanks Level 3 Questions How to adapt our language and the level of understanding to support answering of Blanks Level…

What are – Blanks Level 4 Questions
["adapt","blank","blanks","comprehension","differentiate","questions","understanding","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Information on: What are Blanks Level 4 Questions? Examples of Blanks Level 4 Questions How to adapt our language and the level of understanding to support answering of Blanks Level…

What are – Blanks Levels of Questions
["adapt","blank","blanks","comprehension","differentiate","questions","understanding","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Information on: What are Blanks Levels of Questions? When to use Blanks Levels of Questions to adapt our language and the level of understanding.

What do we mean by ‘Social Communication’?
["Development","friendships","Language","social communication","video"]
Professionals

An information video with information for Early Years Settings on: What Social Communication Is Why Social Communication is Important Social Communication Development

What Is- A Communication Passport?
["Communication","communication passport"]
Parents Professionals

Information on what a communication passport is and tips on how to make one.

What is – A Turn-Taking Board?
["play","playing","sharing","taking turns","turn-taking","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Information on: Why is turn-taking important? What is a turn-taking board? Supporting turn-taking development.

What Is- Attention Building?
["ASD","Attention","Attention building","autism","targeted","What is"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on what is Attention Building?

What Is- Box Clever?
["Box clever","targeted","What is"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on what is Box Clever.

What Is- Comprehension Monitoring?
["comprehension monitoring","targeted","What is"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on what is comprehension monitoring?

What Is- Emotional Language Building?
["emotional language building","targeted","What is"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on what is Emotional Language Building.

What Is- Language for Behaviour and Emotions?
["behaviour","Language","Language for Behaviour and Emotions","LfBE","targeted","What is"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on what is Language for Behaviour and Emotions.

What Is- Language for Thinking?
["Language for Thinking","LfT","targeted","What is"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on what is Language for Thinking?

What Is- Lego Based Therapy?
["lego","lego based therapy","lego therapy","targeted","What is"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on what is Lego Based Therapy.

What Is- Makaton Signing
["How to","Makaton","What is"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on Makaton signing.

What Is- Narrative Builders?
["narrative builders","targeted","What is"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on what is Narrative Builders.

WHAT IS- Objects of Reference
["How to","objects of reference","Universal","What is"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on what is Objects of Reference.

What Is- Sentence Builders?
["sentence builders","targeted","What is"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on what is Sentence Builders.

WHAT IS- The Whole Systems Approach
["How to","specialist","targeted","Universal","What is","whole systems approach"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on what is the Whole Systems Approach.

What Is- Using Visualisation to support Understanding?
["targeted","understanding","using visualisation to support understanding","visualisation","What is"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on what is Using Visualisation to support Understanding.

What is – Whole Body Listening?
["Attention","listening","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Information on: Why is attention and listening important? What is Whole Body Listening?

What Is- Word Aware?
["targeted","What is","Word Aware"]
Parents Professionals

An information guide on what is Word Aware.

Why do we communicate?
["communicate","Language","speak","talk","Universal"]
Parents Professionals

Information on the different reasons we might communicate with others.

Why is language important for mental health?
["Development","information","Language","mental health","support"]
Parents Professionals

An information video about the links between DLD and mental health difficulties.

Widgit Resources
["AAC","Communicate in Print","Lesson","resources","Universal","Widgit"]
Parents Professionals

Find here a range of resources with symbols to support access to lessons and activities in the classroom.

Word Aware Outcomes and Goal Monitoring Sheet
["goal sheet","targeted","Word Aware"]
Parents Professionals

An outcomes and goal monitoring sheet for the Word Aware targeted intervention.

Word of Mouth - with Michael Rosen
["adult","Language","perception","rehab","rehabilitation","therapy"]
Parents Professionals

Michael talks to speech and language therapists who have been helping him with his rehabilitation post Covid-19.

Words for life
["activities","Development","Language","Talking","Universal","words"]
Parents

A National Literacy Trust website providing activities and support to improve language, literacy and communication skills from home.