A vast amount of speech and language learning happens at home.

Your input makes a big difference.

Please do explore the links below if you are looking for additional support and resources.

 

• Visit www.speechandlanguage.info/parents for more information on how speech and language develops and for specific printable activities and resources you may wish to try at home.   

• Tiny Happy People is a BBC website to help your child develop their language skills. https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people

• If you think your child is having challenges with talking and understanding words the ican website can help with understanding what to look out for, how to get support and even some simple ways you can help your child at home. https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/information-and-support

• AFasic supports and provides information for families with children and young adults who have Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) with a focus on Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) https://www.afasic.org.uk/

• Handout to support SLCN at home https://speechandlanguageathome.com/25strategies

• Designed by speech and language therapists, Little Link is designed for children ages 3 to 5 years. It supports Early Years children’s’ speech, communication and language development (SLCN).https://family.speechandlanguage.support/nursery

• The Children’s Therapies The Pod website is a Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust digital platform providing online resources, videos, and information for children's therapies, including speech and language, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy. It helps families access support for neurodivergence, sensory processing, and physical development.https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/childrens-therapies-the-pod/

• CBeebies Parenting is a BBC initiative providing expert advice, resources, and support for parents and carers of children aged 0-6 years, covering topics from pregnancy to starting school. It features content on child development, health, and activities.https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/parenting

• The BBC Bitesize Parents' Toolkit is a free online resource designed to support parents and carers with children's education, wellbeing, and development. It offers expert advice, activity ideas, and SEN (Special Educational Needs) resources, covering topics like school transitions, mental health, and exam stress for all age groupshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/parents

• Did you know that singing nursery rhymes to a baby or young child while changing their nappy helps develop their brain? Talking to them, making faces and making eye contact can all help little brains grow. Our brains grow at their fastest rate in the first two years of life, laying down the foundations of our future development and the people we become.https://kindredsquared.org.uk/little-ones/