Amy Haynes Independent Speech and Language Therapist

More tips for talking! recasting what your child says is great one. 👍🏻

75,000 children in England waiting for speech and language support 😔. This puts huge pressure on schools to fill the gap even though they know that SLT’s are vital in supporting some children’s attainment and confidence.

Shortage of specialists is preventing pupils from accessing the curriculum, heads warn. Record waiting lists for speech and language therapy are hindering pupils’ school attainment and creating extra challenges for teachers, heads are warning.

More than 75,000 children in England are waiting for speech and language therapy, the latest figures show.

NHS England data from May shows 97,824 people in the community waiting for help (76,331 children and 21,493 ad
for the full article visit https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/record-speech-and-language-waits-damage-pupils-chances-heads-warn?amp

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3 TOP TIPS for SPEECH SOUNDS

* repeat your child’s words back to them modelling correct use of speech sounds. (There’s no need to make them say it correctly)

* Give them a forced choice “is it a bish or a fish?” (If they still say it wrong, simply model the correct word again and move on).

*go on a sound hunt around the house or garden for objects that start a particular sound. Label the objects when you find them e.g “we found a fish, a fork, a fairy “ your child does not need to say the words but hearing the sounds in words repeatedly is helpful.

Top Tips for Talking Easter Edition 🐣🐰

I recently bought this Easter game in Aldi; heres some ideas on how to use it to promote talking

* If your child isn’t talking yet you can model single words “egg” “spoon” “ready steady……go” “on” “more” You can also model symbolic noises (these count as words) mmm” “yum” (as you pretend to eat the egg”, “uh oh” (When the egg falls off).

*If your child is using single words you could add a word on to what they say e.g. if your child says “egg”. You say “blue egg”. You could give some choices “pink egg or blue egg?” “Shall we walk or run?”

*If your child is already putting a few words together you can model longer sentences e.g. “blue egg fell down”

Have you got a favourite Easter game? Tell me below 👇🏻 and keeping following me for more top tips!

I’m proud to be supporting Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024! 🌟

Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences.

Together let’s change the narrative to understand, accept, and celebrate neurodiversity!

How is it Friday already?! I’ve been busy in my schools this week, and then seen a child with speech sound delay for an initial assessment. As well as starting to make plans for my summer holiday speech clinic. If you’ve a child starting school in September, and want to boost their speech and language, watch this space!

Free language and communication sessions 👇🏻

Tomorrow, we're taking part in the FREE online family festival ‘Home is where the start is: Communication counts’ run by the Early Years Alliance.

The festival runs from Thursday 22 February to Saturday 24 February.

Families can book to attend as many or as few free sessions as they like. Free tickets can be booked here: bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/articles/zfr86rd

Yay!! It’s half term! But wow, what a busy week to end on! 2 days in pre-school settings, 2 days in primary schools and a day of home visits 😅

I suppported more than 25 children this week with their speech, language and communication! If your child or setting needs help, please get in touch. I’d love to support you too 😊

Feel Good Friday!

Let’s celebrate the small wins…..

The first week back in schools went really well and I’ve got a lovely new client to work with. What small win can you celebrate today?

Have a great weekend 😊

I have reached 200 followers! Thank you for your continued support. I could not have done it without each of you. 🙏🤗🎉

Hope this helps someone 🥰

Did you know I also provide clinical supervision for speech and language therapists?

Would you like support to get the most out of your practise?

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A shocking rise in two years from 1.7 to 1.9 million children struggling with speech and language difficulties.

These children are twice as likely to have mental health problems and twice as likely to be unemployed as adults.

Please read the article below and sign the pledge to help raise awareness and make a difference

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨

A shocking rise in speech and language challenges!

Today, we launch our new report, Listening to unheard children. 1.9 million children are now struggling with talking and understanding words.

Read our full report👇

https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/listening-to-unheard-children/

COMING SOON FOR SUMMER 2023!!
30 minute online speech and language consultation

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When your little one is about 3 years old, try to set some time aside every day to chat to them in the past tense 💪 It's really great for their language learning 🤓

Worried about your toddler’s speech and language skills? Do this!

We're here to help you build your little one's language skills, one word at a time ⁣💪⁣🧰⁣❤⠀⠀⠀⠀

Does you child or student…

Struggle with literacy?
Find it hard to write sentences?
Find it hard to start work?
Struggle to join in conversations?

Then there could be underlying difficulties with understanding and use of language.

Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Day: #ThinkLanguage #ThinkDLD Even if you've never heard of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), you you probably know someone with it. DLD is very common, and on average 2 children in ...

That’s a worrying figure!
Professionals and parents can seek guidance on how to support children via the ican website.

Our new report paints a worrying picture for children’s speaking and understanding – Government needs to act before lost-lasting damage is caused. Access our full findings and recommendations here >> https://bit.ly/3htCWZp

Tell us - what differences in children’s speaking and understanding have you seen during the pandemic?

Together, let’s .

Well done Morrisons! 👏🏻 Reading to children is proven to support language development and exposes them to richer vocabulary.

This week we’re launching our very own ‘Children’s Little Library’ to promote literacy for children. Customers can bring any unwanted books that they’re happy to donate to our stores, we'll pass them on to local schools and community groups. Children can also take book from our library for free.

Months of limited social contact, no play dates, face masks and lack of specialist support have had a significant impact on children’s speech and language skills 😢 It’s crucial to prioritise our little ones now, so that they can reach their academic potential.

Lockdowns hurt child speech and language skills - report Delays to speech and language skills are a top concern for primary schools, researchers say.