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Useful Resources and Links - Language and Communication
Below you will find helpful resources that can be accessed or downloaded for your own use.
Resources
We have a range of parent resources available on the below topics:
Fun Activities for Language Development
Primary 1 to Primary 4
Attention and Listening
Developing Language Through Play
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Phonological Awareness-The Music And Rhythm Of Language
Remembering And Following Instructions
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Understanding Spoken Language
Using Spoken Language
Primary 5 to Primary 7
Attention and Listening
Phonological Awareness (The Music and Rhythm of Language)
Remembering and Following Instructions
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Understanding Spoken Language
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Using Spoken Language
Resources for Post Primary Schools
Resources for Post Primary Schools
Useful Links
Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership: This resource, created by parents for parents, addresses the whole life journey for parents of children with disability and additional needs. It is a live document which will be updated as new resources are developed.
ICAN: Children’s communication charity.
ELKLAN: Provides training for education staff and speech and language therapists. They also have an online shop for useful resources.
Stamma: Website provides information and support on stammering/stuttering.
The Communication Trust: Coalition of over 50 not-for-profit organisations. They support everyone who works with children and young people in England to support their speech, language and communication.
Carrie Hughes Speech and Language Therapist: Excellent purchasable resources.
Regional Integrated Support Education Team (RISE NI): Website for parents and carers of children in mainstream nursery and primary school (up to P4). Includes information leaflet, suggested activities/resources and parent training videos to promote development of speech and language, fine and gross motor skills, and social and emotional development. RISE NI also provide information for teachers.
Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives: Formally known as ICAN, Speech and Language UK have a wealth of information for parents on how to support their children’s language development.
SpeechLinks ongoing mission is to bring Speech and Language Therapy knowledge and expertise to every school to help all children reach their full communication potential.
Belfast HSCT Speech and Language Therapy Belfast Health and Social Care Trust website.
Southern HSCT Speech and Language Therapy Southern Health and Social Care Trust website.
Western HSCT Speech and Language Therapy – Childrens Western Health and Social Care Trust website
Northern HSCT Children's Speech and Language Therapy Northern Health and Social Care Trust website
AFASIC: Afasic was founded in 1968 as a parent- led organisation to help children and young people with speech and language impairments and their families.
NHS Leeds Community Healthcare: Leeds Community Speech and Language Therapy Toolkit contains advice, activities, and general resources to help with the development of children and young people's speech, language and communication skills.
Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder: Welcome to RADLD.ORG, created to Raise Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder or ‘DLD’. (Previously RALLI campaign). Here you will find resources that explain what DLD is, the impact it can have, how to get help and how to raise awareness. Have a look, tell us what you think and send us your ideas. Please share our website with family, friends and professionals and feel free to send in links to your own materials.
Buddy Chat: Buddy Chat is a video-based resource consisting of 2 lesson plans for teachers to follow. This resource allows children to understand how a SLCN can present, strategies to be more inclusive with their peers/family members and reduce isolation of peers with a SLCN by utilising the Buddy Chat High 5 strategies. The aim is to support children to be kind and caring communicators within school to children who experience a speech, language and communication need (SLCN). The lessons designed to be completed as an inclusive whole class exercise from P4. They are underpinned with 5 practical strategies that children can implement in school and the wider community to understand how communication works and how they can support interaction with their peers/family members.