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Perspective: write a story for your little one from their perspective (e.g. “I am going to Battersea Primary School”) as opposed to a general perspective (e.g. “children are going to big school in September”) Length: the story should be brief but should be as specific as possible. Visual Supports: include specific visual supports relevant to the story (e.g. a drawing of the school, a photo of the school uniform). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/5a11ea93-5e37-4c1d-bcd2-03eb30c4455c/2.png Journal - Help my child is starting School! Tone: The tone should be encouraging and positive, the aim of the story Is; to reduce anxiety, improve social understanding, and promote positive social skills. 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But why now? With an increasing demand for private speech and language therapy and my diary getting fuller and fuller, I have decided that it is time to expand and take on a speech and language therapy assistant! I have to admit, I can’t wait! Expanding my one-woman team(!) will allow… More families to receive direct therapy An opportunity to train-up and inspire a future SLT! A more cost-effective way for families to receive therapy https://southwestslt.co.uk/journal/getyourchildtalking monthly 0.5 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1655223246111-0CP8ZNF8SUJSI6L86U3F/3.png Journal - How to get your child talking - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1655225843085-O0EDQP8OYW4QGS6JWY2N/1.png Journal - How to get your child talking - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://southwestslt.co.uk/journal/the-best-toys-for-a-speech-delayed-toddler monthly 0.5 2022-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1652216671514-G9R1DWK8H9FT9MGJO7PW/lotto.jpg Journal - The best toys for a speech delayed toddler. - Lotto games are wonderful for developing high frequency vocabulary (words that we come across again and again), because we play them over and over and this repetition is brilliant for language learning. If you want to level-up this game for more established communicators, why not add a treasure hunt element to the game! Hide the pieces your little one needs around the room, and they have to fill up their board by hunting for them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1652217139033-TQEYWIDBAAJ7UXY1CTHR/magnet+animal.jpg Journal - The best toys for a speech delayed toddler. - This toy has it all! The construction element, the sensory element (that magnet click is so pleasing!) and opportunities for imaginative play with the animals. There are so many opportunities to teach new words with this toy: Animals & vehicles Concepts (colours, positional language) Action words https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1652217646077-Z33XUD9CW5D7X9TKBRJM/dino+playdoh.jpg Journal - The best toys for a speech delayed toddler. - Play-doh may not be your fave as a parent - the mess, the colour mixing, the whole thing! But what’s not to love with this one! A dinosaur that hatches and grows! The reason this is a good one is because of the unexpected and fun nature of the toy! When little ones are engaged in fun activities they want to share and talk to us about it! So consider introducing some ‘silly’ toys into your little one’s routine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1652216345537-CX3JJM9FH0IF5IKGFY2E/ketchup+on+your+cornflakes.jpg Journal - The best toys for a speech delayed toddler. - This is a spiral bound book which follows the same sequence as the title “do you like xxx on your xxx”. It allows you to match together the correct items or to make up silly sentences. I love this book as it gently works on word associations and introduces the concept of having fun with language and joking. If you want to take it a step further you can talk about why the items do or don’t go together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1652218201653-KY2V1P7A48QGMDY0XUDV/dress.jpg Journal - The best toys for a speech delayed toddler. - You could easily make this game at home - my drawing skills aren’t up to scratch but yours may be! This is a game I would primarily use to work on following instructions, and developing understanding of descriptive vocabulary (e.g. “can you give the girl the spotty skirt”). But you could also use it to talk about the ‘getting dressed’ routine. https://southwestslt.co.uk/journal/speechtherapytoys monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1653569335921-V1MP1RCTRW6CQYVQFSXY/IMG_0484.jpeg Journal - Top speech therapy toys! - I always say, it’s not the toys themselves that make for a magical speech therapy session but what you do with the toys that makes the magic. However there are some toys that are so fun that it is a little easier to bring that sparkle! On Wednesday this week, I did a IG story series where I showed behind the scenes of a day-in-the-life of a speech therapist! By the end of the day I had so many questions about the resources I use, and when they can be bought. So I am responding to that call! Here are the details of what’s in my therapy bag…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1653569906311-7RBXV2B7HP8FQYFOUJZ1/IMG_0474.jpeg Journal - Top speech therapy toys! - Design and drill rocket Learning Resources Design & Drill Bolt Buddies Rocket https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1653569892574-GWHD01YULWYCCBBV2A9U/IMG_0478.jpeg Journal - Top speech therapy toys! - Play doh and play doh body parts Play doh body parts! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1653569929965-3MFE1LTFLG2BNJSE4KQB/IMG_0482.jpeg Journal - Top speech therapy toys! - Wally the Washer washing machine game https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1653569914009-ZKVIMJYR47JYOMPKG4O6/IMG_0475.jpeg Journal - Top speech therapy toys! - Beyblade spinners Metal and plastic spinning tops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1653571228758-BK4B4VKQGVGBT213XSGQ/IMG_0473.jpeg Journal - Top speech therapy toys! - Working on speech sounds using the rocket! I used the rocket tower on the /f/ sound. Although these activities work just as well for any target sounds, just switch out ‘f’ for your target sound. Have the rocket ‘make’ a ‘fffffffff’ sound as it takes off into space! Draw aliens and give them pretend ‘f’ names (e.g. “fa”, “fee”, “fow”). Get the rocket to travel through a ‘f’ universe landing on different ‘f’ planets (‘fan’ planet, ‘farm’ planet'...) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1653571746036-KAHIV4F8GY50TK55EPM7/IMG_0480.jpeg Journal - Top speech therapy toys! - Working on following instructions using play doh! Play doh plus these body-part accessories are perfect for working on following instructions! Create a number of play-doh bodies! Green, yellow, purple… Place a selection of body parts in front of your little learner. Ask them to give a body part to one of the play-doh bodies (e.g. “give the green body 4 arms”). Make this as simple or complicated as you like by increasing/decreasing the number of options. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1653571662739-AI47NJJ3SS99UQN4UY7Y/IMG_0472.jpeg Journal - Top speech therapy toys! - Working on concepts using the Washer! The most obvious concepts to work on with this washer are colours and locations (in, on, under, infant, next to…). However these aren’t the only concepts you can work on with this toy! More/ less. Everything/ all the (blue clothes, trousers..). All xxxx except the xxx. I also like to add other resources in to “wash” picture cards, small little trinkets etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1653572490515-BBR86LIFWROJ4WQ8TFLG/IMG_0475.jpeg Journal - Top speech therapy toys! - Working on play skills using Bey Blades! Now I do like to use all these toys to work on play skills. Depending on the toy, they are good for different types of play. Bey Blades are a lovely simple toy that can be scaled up or down deepening on the little learner’s needs and skills. Turn taking with ‘launching’ them! (making them spin). Having a Bey blade battle, the last Bey blade spinning is the winner. Creating an imaginative scene around the Bey blades (maybe they’re magical circles that will give us powers, maybe they’re a hurricane we need to escape from). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1653572908580-QXOLJ4I30QWM5SJGQALS/IMG_0464.jpeg Journal - Top speech therapy toys! - Bear Made 13-15L backpack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1653573146762-AX6FZIMOUDJEL31SNWX8/61eAia6XYkL._AC_SL1000_.jpg Journal - Top speech therapy toys! - Dry wipe pens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1653572863986-DM1WGFXDBMGGXHVQZHSD/IMG_0490.jpeg Journal - Top speech therapy toys! - Zippa Bag s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1653572881871-J97JUR6QIV142YQES7KZ/IMG_0489.jpeg Journal - Top speech therapy toys! - Handmade drawstring bags https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1653573537744-5T0PAQQR9TU1DZMDKGUB/71BuJr3p4OL._AC_SL1500_.jpg Journal - Top speech therapy toys! - Dry erase pocket sleeve https://southwestslt.co.uk/journal/ultimateparentguide monthly 0.5 2022-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1652214484196-SCGSI4LUJTZMEE8FDFK1/IMG_7796.jpeg Journal - What to do while you wait for speech therapy: the ultimate parent guide - It’s no secret that early intervention is the most effective way to support children’s speech and language development. But what should that ‘intervention’ look like and what do you do as a parent while you wait for your child’s speech therapy appointment? Let’s dive into this guide to help you, help your pre-schooler develop their communication skills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1652213932414-NI5QEGS9SC3HS6Q1GPI9/Modelling-3.png Journal - What to do while you wait for speech therapy: the ultimate parent guide - Swap questions for comments. Children learn language through repeating what they hear. Asking questions is great if you want your little one to be an interviewer! If you want them to learn new words we need to teach them by modelling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1652214274805-MQDBSVE74HB5HU3Z5KS5/SL+Toolkit+Module+4+Talking+Time+Box.png Journal - What to do while you wait for speech therapy: the ultimate parent guide - Parent workshops are there for you if you have a little one in the early years, and you want more than just the day-to-day strategies. The benefit of parent training courses is that they guide you through the process of supporting your little one. They aren’t specific to your child in the way that direct therapy is, but are a helpful bridge for parents who are waiting for their appointment. https://southwestslt.co.uk/journal/toystoboostfocus monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1652030887461-HRIV2A9RAA1I8M8W37GP/unsplash-image-k9TtK-UirRg.jpg Journal - Boost your little one’s attention with these toys - What does ‘good attention’ look like? We want to know that what we are doing actually makes a difference to children’s attention and listening skills. In order to do that we need to know what we are measuring. There are a few measures we can use but to make it easy here are the top 2 I look for as a speech therapist when working with and supporting little ones. Duration. We are looking for children to be able to focus on an activity for 2-3 minutes x their age (e.g. a 2 year old should be able to focus for 4-6 minutes). Shared attention. We are looking for little ones to share attention with us, by this I mean focusing on the same thing as us. We know they are doing this when they look in the direction we are pointing or looking, or they turn towards us and back to an object to check we are focusing on what they are doing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1652031305587-9DOA7YIESX3HN69SRJGU/3.png Journal - Boost your little one’s attention with these toys - This one is for children with emerging attention skills. So this is for you if your little one flits from activity to activity or they get in the zone with their own play and it is difficult for you to share focus with them. If that sounds like your little one, look for short. Sharp. Toys that have a sensory element to them. A bag of spinners like these ones, or spinning tops that light up can be great. This is because you can do one after the other, and while the spinner itself may only last a few seconds, by the time you have sequenced through a few, your little one has stayed focused on the activity for a number of minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1652872124405-X4HDQMJLUL14W05PA0M4/IMG_6821.jpeg Journal - Boost your little one’s attention with these toys - These toys are for children with more established attention and listening skills. Maybe your little one is turning to their name, maybe they are looking at you when they are playing, but perhaps this isn’t happening yet with other children and they can still sometimes flit from toy to toy. If this sounds like your little one then turn taking toys are the way to go. Shared attention and focus is built into these toys, and they teach the skill of sustaining focus even when we aren’t doing (waiting your turn!). https://southwestslt.co.uk/journal/starthere monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1651089460573-G014R6AIEKQK6UN6FRA3/Communication+pyramid-3.png Journal - Want to help your little one with speech delay? Start here… - The Communication Tree (Communication Pyramid) As you can see there are so many elements that contribute to effective communication. Attention and listening skills are the roots/ foundations of communication. Talking and speech sounds are the final components (the leaves). If you want to learn more about the difference between speech and language skills - check out this blog post. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1652033322588-MOSIWEFQSQZC2VN274E1/5+ways+to+boost+your+preschoolers+attention.png Journal - Want to help your little one with speech delay? Start here… If these tips apply to your little one, check out my instagram for suggestions and activities to boost attention skills: @sw_speechtherapy. https://southwestslt.co.uk/journal/transitiontips monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1651062835762-PJ63IPFY10I01LGSLMJD/IMG_9367.jpeg Journal - Top tips to make transitions easier for your preschooler. - “My little one really struggles with transitions, do you have any tips?” Parent via sw_speechtherapy instagram page. This is a question I get asked all the time! You are not alone. So many children struggle with transitions, I would even say adults struggle with transitions! For the most part we can understand why. You’re minding your own business watching Encanto for the 487th time (tell me it’s not just me) and suddenly it comes to and end and you have to do something boring instead. It makes sense that your little one would do all in their power to stop that from happening. Whilst there are times when your little one can choose exactly what happens in their day, the reality of life is that we don’t get to dictate everything that happens and we need to prep little ones for this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1651063666816-VORF3QJHVWXHRMWO2D4V/unsplash-image-KYxXMTpTzek.jpg Journal - Top tips to make transitions easier for your preschooler. - I don’t understand what is happening It makes sense that little ones have a meltdown if they don’t understand what is happening. They feel scared and unsure, and understandably want to stick with what they know. Here’s what you can do to support your little one: Use visual supports to supplement your language and make it clearer what you mean: Give a warning when something is finishing and set a timer to give a visual clue. Now-next boards to show what your little one is currently doing and what is coming up next. Show photos on your phone of what’s coming next. This is a low-prep easy way to show children what to expect. Be consistent. This one is really, really hard. But if we say we are going to do something we need to do it. Even if it’s inconvenient! If understanding is tricky we need to show children what words mean by our actions. If when we say “we will go to the park” but then we don’t, how can we expect them to learn the work “park”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1651064838744-SV1C0F16H0B3JNE5L0OH/unsplash-image-dDlvuSKUDZM.jpg Journal - Top tips to make transitions easier for your preschooler. - I like ‘sameness’ Let me say at the start, if this one rings true for your little one then the road to easy transitions can be a bit longer. It is however, so worth it. I also want to state that of course little ones are allowed to have preferences and favourites. This strategy is not about abolishing that, but about enabling them to cope with change and variety and seeing it as fun not scary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1651065953830-HE9BTLK45YKW8Q7OFOQO/unsplash-image-ka7REB1AJl4.jpg Journal - Top tips to make transitions easier for your preschooler. - I don’t want it to end! Another one I think we can all relate to! I can certainly! This may be your little one if you have tried the timer strategy and it doesn’t make a difference - it’s not the lack of understanding that’s causing the issue it’s the fact that something really fun is ending. If this is the case, here’s what you can do: Have an exit strategy! This is something I talk about in my parent training course where I ask parents to create a super fun engaging ‘box’ for their child full of toys they love. We know that when it is time to put it away it’s going to be hard. So plan ahead and have an exit strategy. Have their fave snack ready to go as soon as their preferred activity ends. Transition to another preferred activity. Use a transition tool. To make the action of transitioning easier can you use a game/ video/ app/ tool during the transition (it is really important that you introduce the tool just before the transition & any associated protest starts). Watching a video while they move from one thing to the next. Blowing bubbles while they walk to the next activity. https://southwestslt.co.uk/journal/paediatric-placement-the-power-of-reflection monthly 0.5 2022-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1650558176815-M26UFS1PJE8E6C8HSEDR/IMG_5337.jpeg Journal - Paediatric Placement - the power of reflection! - “Reflection has long been documented as a strategy used by effective clinicians to improve practice.” - J McCluskey Learning to reflect is a part of learning to become a competent clinician. As I write this I am reflecting on my own experience as a student on placement. I remember being incredibly harsh on myself, feeling that I was not getting it (whatever “it” was) right! Trust me, the overly critical voice does go away eventually! You shift from thinking about yourself and what you did wrong to thinking about what the child did and what they need from you. Although it does take a little bit of time and practice to get to that place! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1650561546443-6YYSL22J6IS6Z6FPJFGH/Reflection+framework.png Journal - Paediatric Placement - the power of reflection! - The reason reflection is so important as a clinician, is because we are the ones making decisions around care. We are the ones delivering therapy (whether that is direct therapy, a phone call, training) and we need time to consider the decisions we have made to ensure they are the right ones. The reflective process usually involves cycling through the following steps… Action (e.g. therapy session) Time to review (reflection) Next steps/ actions following the review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1650562434879-VH6UM1LE2YSUHH8KDDAY/Reflection+guide.png Journal - Paediatric Placement - the power of reflection! - Reflection is a skill you must learn if you want to become an effective therapist. When you are a student it is useful to spend time writing out your reflections, it allows you to view your practice in a more objective way. Often when we are new to delivering therapy we can get very caught up in the feelings associated with the session. To help you reflect in a more objective way I have created a reflection framework plus a guide to support you through the process. Download/ save the framework and guide to support you during your next placement. If you do use them and find them helpful please let me know! You can find me on Instagram @sw_speechtherapy, or you can comment under this blog post! I hope you have a super placement - You. Got. This. https://southwestslt.co.uk/journal/6c08ay1n54v79pjyqhyzqu3uvag34z monthly 0.5 2022-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1649788762536-3CIVRQ6D7X2E6M09RPJ1/unsplash-image-P3f4yrU_B_M.jpg Journal - 10 things you should do before your paediatric speech therapy placement - “Failing to plan is planning to fail” - Benjamin Franklin Now if you are anything like me you will be feeling ALL the feelings about your first paediatric speech and language therapy placement! Excited to finally do the job, nervous that you don’t really know what you’re doing and apprehensive about what it will be like (will you even like being a therapist?). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1649787615622-YL0DZEJ5BC84M4AE462Q/Paediatric+SLT+Placement+checklist.png Journal - 10 things you should do before your paediatric speech therapy placement - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://southwestslt.co.uk/journal/5-ways-to-boost-language-with-an-easter-egg-hunt monthly 0.5 2022-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1649710638342-UILEQSE2QYGRT177PK6B/unsplash-image-Rem_P2u_eIQ.jpg Journal - 5 Ways to boost language with an Easter egg hunt! - Draw out a map of where you have hidden the eggs for your little one! Why this boosts language? This develops matching and allows you to discuss where the eggs are using lots of lovely location vocabulary (e.g. “under the plant pot”, “behind the sofa”). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1649710507801-YTXM4FXSPB87M7TVIUVM/unsplash-image-4mpsEm3EGak.jpg Journal - 5 Ways to boost language with an Easter egg hunt! - 2. Big vs. small sorting Why this boosts language? This develops comparative language, and introduces size concepts in a way which allows for lots and lots of practice. Collect the eggs and then sort into 2 piles, big and small. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1649711050542-LL8WH64BW32FKA17VD23/unsplash-image-OoLdvekzZaU.jpg Journal - 5 Ways to boost language with an Easter egg hunt! - 3. Colour sorting Why this boosts language? Colours are abstract concepts and so can take a while for little ones to learn. Grouping all the collected eggs into their different colours (sorting) is a precursor to being able to label the colour name. It also allows you to model the names of the colours over and over again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1649711214512-NEQ1W967ZRAW29J2AMRT/unsplash-image-Y_KTRlX5UB0.jpg Journal - 5 Ways to boost language with an Easter egg hunt! - 4. Give location instructions! Why this boosts language? This supports your little one’s understanding. Slowly increase the number of words in a sentence your little one has to pay attention to (e.g. “put the egg in the basket” - 1 word; “put the small egg in the box” - 2 words). For this adaptation you will need a couple of different location options (e.g. basket, box, bag). Ask your little one to follow instruction related to where they put the eggs. If this is really easy for them you can step it up by adding in different action words too! (e.g. “make your green egg fly to the basket”; “make the big egg roll to the box”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1649711646581-1QVQMLZ79X33WI9AVDTV/unsplash-image-DoqtEEn8SOo.jpg Journal - 5 Ways to boost language with an Easter egg hunt! - 5. Give your eggs some feelings! Why this boosts language? Through this activity you can talk about the outward features of different emotions (e.g. smiling mouth, closed eyes, frowning eyebrows etc.). If you want to step this up, ask your little one to act out the different emotions and talk about how the body looks as well as the face when we are experiencing different emotions. Either draw on your facial expressions, or have some eyes, mouths, noses ready to go (cut & stick/ blue tac!). https://southwestslt.co.uk/journal/3-ways-to-use-duplo-and-lego-to-boost-communication-skills monthly 0.5 2022-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1649360325942-LK1EV0GIDJPB9BZPJJMW/unsplash-image-rxGN4Z6wN5s.jpg Journal - 3 ways to use Duplo and Lego to boost communication skills! - Take the opportunity to model concepts while you play! I wouldn't recommend doing this at the same time as the above activity, but instead while your little one is happily building and playing away. While they are building label what they are holding and where they are putting the bricks. Lego lends itself nicely to working on concepts: positional language, colours, size, shape. Model single words or short sentences to describe what your little one is doing (e.g. "put the brick on", "red square brick"). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1649361133774-48KFA9XY6KQLON0F15YI/unsplash-image-1FI2QAYPa-Y.jpg Journal - 3 ways to use Duplo and Lego to boost communication skills! Looking for some Lego & Duplo inspo? Check out the Amazon list below for my top picks, and let me know if you give any of these suggestions a go! https://southwestslt.co.uk/journal/speech-vs-language-what-is-the-difference monthly 0.5 2022-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1645214119004-U4KDDOZYOCD1VLAO07E2/unsplash-image-qJVluHTPx7U.jpg Journal - Speech vs. Language - what is the difference? - The first thing you might be wondering is, is there a difference between speech and language, aren’t they just the same thing?! Well, no they aren’t the same thing. Although we use the words interchangeably in day to day life, in the speech & language world we think about speech skills and language skills as two separate things. Perhaps I should start by defining these two concepts and then explain why the differences are important… Speech vs. Language Commonly we use the word 'speech' to describe anything that we say but this is not actually what it is! "Speech" only refers to the sounds we make. Language is usually what mean when we say 'speech'! "Language" refers to the words we use and understand. It also refers to the order in which we use these words and the way we show things like plurals, tenses and pronouns. https://southwestslt.co.uk/journal/8b7p1crwynqyrdqfdxn926d2lohe7q monthly 0.5 2022-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1644319923811-8MHEQH9QG5LAZW7FHON7/student+slt.jpg Journal - Top 10 questions I get asked as a Speech and Language Therapist. From SLTs-to-be! - Each month over on the sw_speechtherapy instagram page I go live and answer questions from speech and language therapy students, and prospective SLTs. We cover a lot of different topics, so I thought I would give you the run down of the top 10 questions I get asked as a paediatric speech and language therapist! https://southwestslt.co.uk/journal/the-first-thing-you-should-do-if-your-child-is-a-late-talker monthly 0.5 2022-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1643898358514-NNPLHJJ300UXLEUHI7R9/hearing+tests.png Journal - The first thing you should do if your child is a late talker - If your little one is struggling with their talking or listening there are a number of things you can do to support them right away, and one of those things is getting their hearing checked, here’s why… https://southwestslt.co.uk/journal/toystohelptalking monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1652820608840-JYHIRAR8P2OAK0VFMQL1/IMG_8395.jpg Journal - Toys to help your preschooler talk - When pre-schoolers are struggling to communicate, we are desperate for that magic bullet which will make things easier for them and bring on their talking. The reality is no, one, toy is going to develop your toddler's speech and language skills alone, (and you should be wary of any toy that claims it can!). It is much more about what you do with the toy, how you play with the toy than the toy itself. That being said, here are my 4 golden rules that I follow when choosing toys for little ones who find communication a little tricky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1652820875980-STBAFJCM4I75Y5IKY901/IMG_6826.jpeg Journal - Toys to help your preschooler talk - Here’s why… Toys that need you to operate them are great as they create a shared moment. If little ones can play totally independently it can be difficult for us to become a part of their world, but if we are needed it gives us an easy in! I’m talking wind-up toys, balloon powered cars, toys that need bigger, stronger hands to operate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1b3dc906414051551d2029/1652821441712-8G0TVEEDQR72PLJQNVJK/91ztawyzd7L._AC_SL1500_.jpg Journal - Toys to help your preschooler talk The toys that can be played with in lots of ways are great for keeping play interesting and to allow you to model a variety of words. When children find speaking hard, we want to model language for them based on what they are doing. If we are playing in a variety of different ways then we can model lots of different language. 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