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Exemplar discussion guidelines for exploratory talk

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Exemplar discussion guidelines for exploratory talk

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SLT Bucks - Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

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Welcome to our Communication Carousel. Below you will find information about children's communication skills from 0 - 14 years +, covering all areas of speech, language and social communication development.

You will also find relevant activities and resources under each age and communication area. When identifying a child's level of communication development, you may need to look at the age range above and below the child (by clicking or swiping to the right or left). You will then find activities most appropriate to the child.

Guide

1. First select Parent, School or Early Years setting below.

2. Choose which area of communication you are interested in.

3. Tap to the right or left of the Communication Carousel to find the age range you need.

Last updated: 18 February, 2016

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Communication Carousel - SLT Bucks - Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

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Welcome to our Communication Carousel. Below you will find information about children's communication skills from 0 - 14 years +, covering all areas of speech, language and social communication development. You will also find relevant activities and resources under each age and communication area. When identifying a child's level of communication development, you may need ...

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Oxford Language report 21-22 How schools are closing the word gap 

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Oxford Language report 21-22 How schools are closing the word gap 

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We love WNRW and have been taking part since it started! We make this a big theme throughout the school and get everyone involved! Our older children perform the rhymes to our early years children, it's amazing!

Anna W
Primary School, United Kingdom

The importance of nursery rhymes for the under 7's

Nursery rhymes play an important role in early childhood development and education. As well as being fun they are excellent teaching tools:

They provide a fun way to support early numeracy skills

Nursery rhymes help children to develop social, physical and emotional skills.

Row Row Row Your Boat is one of our featured rhymes for 2023!

For further videos please subscribe to our You Tube Channel here

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World Nursery Rhyme Week is a free, world-wide initiative celebrating the importance of nursery rhymes in early childhood development.

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No Pens day 2021 resources

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Resources - No Pens Day Wednesday - I CAN

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No Pens Day Wednesday is a national day of speaking and listening activities that takes place in schools and settings across the country. Download our resources for early years, primary schools, secondary schools and special schools.

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Support for children with SLC needs in secondary school

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Support for children with SLC needs in secondary school

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The Speech, Language and Communication Framework (SLCF) - SLCF - The Communication Trust

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What is the Speech, Language and Communication Framework? The SLCF is a free professional development tool, accessible to all, which sets out the key skills needed to support the speech, language and communication development of all children and young people. It is a self-assessment tool which enables individuals to map out their skills, knowledge and ...

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(Click on the button to visit the Makaton Library.* You need to be signed in to access the Library. No account? Create an account here - it's free!)

Topics covered by our free downloads include:

Vocabulary

health

animals, food and places

events and special days

religion and festivals

wordlists

Songs and stories

Activities and games

special days

people and characters

life skills

food and transport

nature

Reports and guides

Recordings of Member events (only available to Members, including free trial members )

* We cannot guarantee access to the Library on iPads running iOS12, or on other out-of-date browsers and operating systems. Please make sure you are using the latest versions of your browser and operating system.

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All our free resources are stored in the Makaton Library...

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Communication Matters | More than just talking...

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Communication Matters aims to increase understanding, awareness and knowledge of the needs of people with complex communication needs.

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Study investigating anxiety and depression in young people and adults with Developmental Language Disorder. One of the very few studies investigating adults with this condition.

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The National Literacy Trust- literacy apps

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The National Literacy Trust- literacy apps

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Literacy Apps – Discover the best apps to support your child's learning and development (literacytrust.org.uk)

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The National Literacy Trust- literacy apps

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The National Literacy Trust- literacy apps

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Literacy Apps – Discover the best apps to support your child's learning and development (literacytrust.org.uk)

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Happy Tiny Minds

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A collection of activities and things to do with children aged 4-5 years old. Your child may be able to take turns in conversations, use more complicated language, and enjoy playing with friends.

Activities for 4-5 year olds: Playtime games

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Activities for 4-5 year olds - BBC Tiny Happy People

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A collection of fun learning activities and things to do with children 4-5 years. Our collection of fun and creative games for preschoolers will help develop their language and communication skills. Help them learn and have loads of fun while you do.

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https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=barrier+games&&view=detail&mid=A2BBB321F9313E7BB9E8A2BBB321F9313E7BB9E8&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dbarrier%2Bgames%26FORM%3DHDRSC4

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English Hubs Training Centre (ican.org.uk)

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Elklan speech & language: COVID resources

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Elklan speech & language: COVID resources

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https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk/

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We have created 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.

If the language you need isn't listed below, we have created a blank template for each topic so that you can adapt it to the desired language. Please do send any new translations of the quick tips to talktoyourbaby@literacytrust.org.uk so that we can share them more widely with families, nurseries and schools.

If you are working with multilingual families, our Time Together booklet has been translated in to 22 different languages and is packed with fun and simple activities that support language development.

Don't forget - we have lots more free early years resources created by literacy and communication experts.

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Bilingual quick tips | National Literacy Trust

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Our bilingual quick tips cover topics including playing with your baby, sharing books with your baby and talking to your baby in your own language.