Parent Page
Useful Website Links:
The Pod - KCHFT – (information and resources including workshops delivered by Kent speech and language therapists)
BBC Tiny Happy People (advice and activities for all parents to support speech, language and communication development, up to age 5).
Home - Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives (national charity, lots of information on typical development, resources and advice translated into different languages)
SLCN - Afasic (A national charity with information and resources relating to speech, language and communication needs)
RADLD - Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder - RADLD
Parent Portal - Speech and Language Link (information about development and activities to support including for teenagers)
Words for Life | National Literacy Trust | Words for Life (parent advice to support language, literacy and communication for up to 12 years)
The Balanced System® in Kent for Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) – KELSI (information aimed at schools and professionals, but may be of interest to parents wanting to understand how the Balanced System works in more detail)
Beacon House: www.beaconhouse.org.uk Information and advice about supporting children who have experienced complex trauma/developmental trauma
‘Something Special’ for Makaton signs & symbols: www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/something-special or www.makaton.org. Makaton is useful to support your child’s understanding and use of language whilst developing their verbal skills. Can be found on CBeebies and the Makaton website
Communication Development Centre: www.communicationdevelopmentcenter.com/ Advice for professionals, teaching staff and parents for supporting understanding of gestalt language development.
National Deaf Children’s Society: https://www.ndcs.org.uk/. Information and support for deaf children and young people and their families.
National Autistic Society: http://www.autism.org.uk/. Information about the diagnosis of autism, as well as useful strategies and advice for children who present with social communication difficulties.
Action for Stammering Children: www.stammeringcentre.org. Information and resources to support children who stammer.
The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering: https://michaelpalincentreforstammering.org/. Information and resources to support children who stammer.
Cleft Lip & Palate Association: www.clapa.com. Advice and support for people with the condition, his/her families and school staff.
Selective Mutism: Selective Mutism Information & Research Association (SMIRA). Advice and support for young people, families and professionals relating to selective mutism (SM)