Resources to support early communication
While you wait...
Has your child been referred to our service? Are you currently waiting for additional support with your child's communication? Follow the link below for videos and ideas to support communication development at home.
Click the image below for activities and games for children aged 18 months-5 years. These activities are suitable for all children, not just those accessing support from Speech and Language Therapy team.
Other useful online resources
Hungry Little Minds- The Department of Education have created a site with short videos and simple, fun activities that you and your child can do together.
LuCiD- The ESRC International Centre for Language and Communicative Development (LuCiD) is a five year research collaboration working with partners from across the world to transform our understanding of how children learn to communicate with language.There are sections on the website for Parents/ Carers and Young People resources on child language development.
BBC Bitesize- They have videos about have a language, communication and listening. They share strategies and ideas to support listening and language development e.g. maintaining eye contact, extended language.
Highland Literacy- have kindly allowed us to share their fantastic website which has lots of information and ideas to help support your child to learn!
NSPCC- Look Say Sing Play offer fun and easy tips to help you bring even more Look, Say, Sing, and Play into your daily routine with your baby. The NSPCC will send you a new tip, tailored to your child's age each week! Sign up to get these fantastic resources
Very Well Family- Mirror Play- 'when your baby is 9 to 12 months old, you can harness that fascination to develop several skills: eye-hand coordination, language, and listening skills, and imitation.'
