This information may be appropriate for primary and/or secondary pupils, depending on their age, stage, and individual needs.
Websites
- https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/about-autism/autism-and-communication
- Autism and communication
- Blanks Levels of Questioning to help children develop key oral language comprehension skills
- Creating a communication supportive environment: Primary - Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives
Resources
- Visual supports
- Now and Next boards
- Visual timetables
- Widgit Symbol Resources | Communication Friendly Environment
- Pre-Teaching Vocabulary (PTV) – methodology using symbols and pictures
- Narrative approach to learning language - Black Sheep Press
- TEACCH – strategies and tools to support in the classroom
- Language for Thinking: A structured approach for young children by Anna Branagan and Stephen Parsons (ISBN-13: 9781909301931)
- Reading and Thinking Books 1-6
- Think About It - inferencing and reasoning
- Inclusive support series - Speech Language and Communication Difficulties (docx format, 200KB)
- Inclusive support series - Working Memory (docx format, 163 KB)
- Inclusive support series - Autism (docx format, 162 KB)
DLD and Language difficulties
- DLD - Educators and professionals - Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives
- ICAN_DLD_Guide_FINAL__1.pdf
- Teacher Kit - RADLD
- DLDandMe
Training
- Training on communication friendly classrooms, Blanks levels of questioning and vocabulary is available. Discuss your needs and priorities with your specialist advisory teacher.
- Whole School SEND training Online CPD Units | Whole School SEND Speech, Language and Communication
- Unit 4: Introduction to speech, language and communication needs
- Unit 5: Identifying and supporting SLCN
- Unit 6: Supporting the development of speech, language and communication skills
- Unit 7: Creating a learning environment that supports speech, language and communication
Specialist support in school
SENSS communication and interaction team
Our SENSS communication and interaction team support, advise and empower staff in schools and settings to understand the needs of children and young people with speech, language and communication needs and autism spectrum conditions.