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?
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?
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.
Where can I go to find out more information about my child’s Speech, Language and Communication?
Have a look at our ‘How To Guides’
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 you. It can be a great time to learn body parts as well. Have fun playing tickling games!
Playing
Sharing Books
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Learning During Everyday Activities. Sharing books is a great time to support language development.
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.
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.
Bath Tub Games
CLCH Speech and Language Therapy: Learning During Everyday Activities. Bath time is a great time to support language development.
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 them learn action words.
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 them learn action words. See how you can teach the word ‘climbing’ in the playground.
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 an opportunity to have something to communicate about.
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 playing with a car track. Watch the video to see how you can use it to help your child make requests.
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 to make them laugh and an opportunity for them to communicate with you. Have fun being silly together!
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.
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 strategies and language supportive resources.