Explore these quick and easy tips and activities to discover new ways you could boost your child’s literacy skills while having fun chatting, playing and reading together. You can find more information here.
Makaton is a unique language programme that uses symbols, signs and speech to enable people to communicate. It supports the development of essential communication skills such as attention and listening, comprehension, memory, recall and organisation of language and expression. You can find out more about Makaton here.
This is a card game that supports attention, listening, vocabulary, and turn-taking. The linked version is the original, but various other versions can be purchased to support different vocabulary areas, or that are in line with your child’s interests e.g. there is a Harry Potter Dobble, Seaside Dobble, Paw Patrol Dobble. You can buy Dobble here.
This is a matching and memory game for early years. It supports turn-taking, memory, attention and listening and the development of grammar. Here is a link to where you can purchase the game.
STAMMA provides information, support, training, advocacy and community for people who stammer and their families. Learn about stammering, join campaigns, access services and connect with others who stammer. You can visit their website here.
These videos are excellent for early language development. They are very engaging for children and model important early language and concepts. This is useful for early years children who need support with their spoken language. Below is one of her videos but you can find the whole channel here.
Great sign-along stories made especially for SEN schools.
A charity that helps to buy SEN buggies, either a double buggy or single buggy. You can find out more about SEN buggies here.
Lego Therapy is a structured, play-based approach that uses LEGO building activities to promote social interaction, communication skills, and problem-solving abilities in children.