Resources
Nursery Rhymes and Songs
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Learning Nursery Rhymes and Songs Animations of some of the best-known traditional nursery rhymes, many sung by BBC Children's TV presenters, with music that your children will love! They're an ideal resource to support a range of Early Years objectives, whether used in a nursery, reception class, or at home.
Makaton - THE WHEELS ON THE BUS - Singing Hands
Look up the Youtube channel for 'Singing Hands' to find nursery rhymes and songs with Makaton signing: https://www.youtube.com/user/singinghandsuk
Parenting Support
Emotional Regulation
Window of Tolerance
This animation by Beacon House uses beautiful imagery to describe what we mean by our ‘Window of Tolerance’. Our Window of Tolerance is where we are at our personal best – where we can play, think, love and be loved. When we experience trauma and adversity – our Window of Tolerance narrows, and we become sensitive to stress. This short video on YouTube explores what this looks like in children and adults, and also explores how you can support those of us who carry trauma in our nervous system.
Use the following link to watch the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZnJMyNT620
Speech, Language and Communication
What should my child be able to do in relation to their speech, language and communication development?
What language should I speak to my child in?
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Bilingual Quick Tips A series of bilingual quick tips, in 19 different languages, for parents and early years practitioners to help children develop good talking and listening skills.
How can I support my child at home with their speech, language and communication?
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The Bi-borough Communication Hub: Helping children to develop vital speech, language and communication skills. Bi-borough Communication Hub is an online speech and language resource offering parental advice and professional training to advance children’s speech development in the London boroughs of Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea.
Have a look at our 'How To Guides':
- Intensive Interaction - How To Guide.pdf
- Blanks Levels of Questions - How To Guide.pdf
- Colourful Semantics - How To Guide.pdf
- Creating Opportunities for Communication - How To Guide.pdf
- Makaton - How To Guide.pdf
- Objects of Reference - How To Guide.pdf
- Reward Charts - How To Guide.pdf
- Social Stories - How To Guide.pdf
- Teaching Speech Sounds - How To Guide.pdf
- Teaching Vocabulary - How To Guide.pdf
- Using a Turn-Taking Board - How To Guide.pdf
- Using Picture Exchange - How To Guide.pdf
- Visual Timetables - How To Guide.pdf
- Identiplay.pdf
Have a look at our useful videos to show you what to do:
Attention and Listening
استعمال الإشارات المرئية لدعم التواصل في البيت // Using Visuals at home (Arabic)
Making a Now and Next Board
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Visual Support for Children. A 'now and next' (also known as a 'first and then') board can help children to keep motivated...
Toys at Home - The Car Run
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Learning During Everyday Activities. A car run is a great toy that you can use at home to support attention and listening,...
Tickling Games
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Learning During Everyday Activities. Tickling is a good opportunity for your child to start an interaction and respond to ...
Playing
Sharing Books
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Learning During Everyday Activities. Sharing books is a great time to support language development. You don't have to rea...
Singing in the Park
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Learning During Everyday Activities. When you are in the park you can sing to your child. Singing helps children learn ne...
At the Park Intro
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Learning During Everyday Activities. An introduction video around learning new words when out and about.
Identiplay
Sandwiches
Understanding
What are Blanks Levels of questioning?
What are Blanks levels of questioning and how can these be used to support children's communication skills?
What are Blanks Levels of questioning? (Arabic)
What's in the bag?
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Learning During Everyday Activities. 'What's in the bag?' is a fun game to introduce new words to your child. You can use...
Bath Tub Games
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Learning During Everyday Activities. Bath time is a great time to support language development. You can introduce choices...
On the Slide
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Learning During Everyday Activities: When you are at home and out and about with your child it is a great time to help th...
Climbing on the Climbing Frame
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Learning During Everyday Activities. When you are at home and out and about with your child it is a great time to help the...
Talking
Offering choices in the shop
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Learning During Everyday Activities. When you are out shopping it is a great time to offer choices. It gives your child a...
Car Ramp Game - Making Requests
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Learning During Everyday Activities. A car track is a great toy that can be used for lots of things. Lots of children love...
Creative Stupidity at the shop
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Learning During Everyday Activities. When you do the 'unexpected' with your child in a fun way, it is a good opportunity t...
Increasing communication at home.
Learn how to encourage your child to communicate at home.
تنمية فرص التواصل في البيت // Increasing communication opportunities at home.
Teaching your child new words (vocabulary)
Using colour coding to support sentence structure
In this video Liz explains how you can use colour coding to develop your child's language skills.
Social Skills
What is Intensive Interaction?
Many of the young children that I see for Speech and Language Therapy sessions need help to develop the fundamentals of communication. You might call these ...
Toys at Home - The Car Run
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Learning During Everyday Activities. A car run is a great toy that you can use at home to support attention and listening,...
Waiting for the Bus
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Learning During Everyday Activities. When you are waiting for the bus, you can have a conversation with your child using M...
At the bus stop
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Learning During Everyday Activities. While you are waiting for the bus, it is a great time to have a conversation. Talk a...
Where can I go to find out more information about my child's Speech, Language and Communication?
General Websites:
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Hungry Little Minds. Simple fun, activities for kids aged 0 – 5. Short videos and simple, fun activities that you and your children can do together. The activities are broken down the activities by age, but no one knows your child better than you do. So you could pick and choose the ideas that feel right for you, adapt the suggestions or even come up with your own. And you can use whatever language you feel most comfortable with.
Look Say Sing Play
Right from birth, every time you talk, sing or play with your baby, you're not just bonding, you're building their brain.Find out more, and sign up for brain...
Communication Trust Platform 3: Environments
This video shows examples of communication supportive spaces, demonstrating a range of good practice including visual supports, labels, use of verbal strateg...