the first stop for information on children’s communication
 I CAN’s Moving On! resources include a fun and supportive Student Activity Pack for use at home or at school and Teacher Guide for Year 6 teachers to support individuals and whole classes.
Research has shown that a successful transition can lead to higher attainment in secondary school with improved progress, particularly in Maths and Science, reinforcing how important it is to ensure transition is well supported.
Moving On! can be used by Year 6 students, parents and professionals as it offers an effective framework to ensure all children including those with poor language skills will understand the changes ahead.
To support individuals and whole classes. This guide is packed with information, ideas and activities for Year 6 teachers. Included are suggested discussion topics and activities to be used alongside the relevant section in the Student Activity Pack.
How to get this: http://icancharity.org.uk/resources/moving-teacher-guide |
 I CAN’s Moving On! resources include a fun and supportive Student Activity Pack for use at home or at school and Teacher Guide for Year 6 teachers to support individuals and whole classes.
Research has shown that a successful transition can lead to higher attainment in secondary school with improved progress, particularly in Maths and Science, reinforcing how important it is to ensure transition is well supported.
Moving On! resources offer carefully structured support to develop practical skills and knowledge, preparing students emotionally, so that they feel safe and secure in their new environment.
Moving On! can be used by Year 6 students, parents and professionals as it offers an effective framework to ensure all children including those with poor language skills will understand the changes ahead.
Can be used either on its own, or in conjunction with the Teacher Guide. This fun activity pack guides the Year 6 student through key information, top tips and activities including getting to know the school, timetables, transport, friendships, concerns and key words and phrases.
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 A new childcare programme that aims to improve your child's language development and ability to concentrate and learn, and to enrich imaginative play and maximise potential intelligence
How to get this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Babytalk-Sally-Ward/dp/0099297205 |
 A web site for parents and professionals supporting children with speech difficulties, containing news, resources and forums
Price: £0.00
How to get this: http://www.speechteach.co.uk |
 A website for encouraging parents and carers to talk more to children from birth to three. Contains resources, advice and news for parents and professionals
Price: £0.00
How to get this: http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/talk_to_your_baby |
 KIDS have produced a range of briefings available online as free downloads for professionals who work with young people with disabilities. In addition to these, many publications have been developed surrounding the childcare environment and inclusive play.
The Transitions magazine, aimed at and written by young disabled people covers 3 main themes each week, email publications@kids.org.uk or call 0207 359 3073 for a free hard copy. Alternatively they can be viewed online at the publications page. KIDS also provides a range of resources and workforce development opportunities.
Price: £0.00
How to get this: http://www.kids.org.uk/ |
 The Makaton Charity have developed a range of resources for using and teaching Makaton, including a range of free resources available to download
Price: £0.00
How to get this: http://www.makaton.org/resources |
 This brightly coloured poster provides ten top tips for practitioners and parents to support children's speech, language and communication in the early years.
Top Tips include:
- Use a full range of expression
- Be careful with questions
- Give the child time to respond
Size: approximately 36cm x 36cm.
How to get this: http://www.icancharity.org.uk/resources/top-techniques-poster |
 This poster contains information about children's speech and language development up to five years old. It covers the areas of:
- Listening and attention
- Understanding
- Speech sounds and talk
- Social skills
Size: approx 54cm x 60cm
You can order this poster as a single copy, or in packs of 25 or 100 below.
How to get this: http://www.icancharity.org.uk/resources/stages-development-poster |
 This A3 poster is folded into a leaflet format and can be placed in a dispenser or featured on the wall.
Designed for reading material in health centre waiting rooms, this colourful leaflet is informative and clearly maps out children’s communication development from birth to five years of age. It is aimed at parents and particularly suitable for display in a GP surgery and/or children’s centre.
At each year, three characteristics of developing communication are listed highlighting how to follow the progress of children’s speech, language and communication development.
Top tips and signposting are listed if parents are worried about their child’s development.
How to get this: http://www.icancharity.org.uk/resources/first-words-poster |
 Ready Steady Talk! is an activity book of great games to help children get ready for pre-school and beyond. Are you and your child ready for pre-school? Going to and moving through pre-school are big steps for any child, and you play a vital role in helping your child to develop the speech and language skills they need. Ready Steady Talk! is a fun-filled activity pack developed by I CAN’s speech and language specialists and comes highly recommended by early years professionals. The games and activities in Ready Steady Talk! help your child by developing five core skills:
The book includes eight pages of invaluable information for parents and carers. Ready Steady Talk is sponsored by Openreach. Take a look at the Corgi Openreach Van here -https://shop.ican.org.uk/corgivan ISBN: 978-0-9565855-1-6 How to get this: https://shop.ican.org.uk/readysteadytalk_welsh |
 This invaluable book provides detailed advice and activities to promote the communication skills of all school age children. It develops ideas suitable for children at primary school. It has been written to be accessible to parents, learning support assistants and teachers and many speech and language therapists use it in their daily work. It is the core reading material for the accredited course Speech and language support for 5-11s.
It addresses many areas including:
Attention and listening
Helping school age children understand spoken language and develop verbal reasoning skills
Helping school age children develop their expressive language
Phonological processing activities
Developing vocabulary and story writing and use of mind maps
Helping school age children develop their social skills
Helping school age children with unclear speech
As with all Elklan materials having purchased the book you are free to photocopy any relevant pages so equipping others who work within your school or health provision. |
 This invaluable book provides detailed advice and activities to promote communication skills of secondary school aged children
Secondary Language Builders provides detailed advice and activities to encourage the communication skills of 11-16 year olds. It has been written to be accessible to teachers, teaching assistants and parents and, with help, the students themselves.
Many aspects of communication are covered including:
Understanding memory and learning
Using visual strategies and considering independent learning
Helping students to understand spoken language
Using strategies to improve vocabulary learning
Using strategies to improve sentence structure and grammar
Finding ideas to structure written work
Supporting preparation for tests and exams
Coping with social communication and social situations
Understanding what is involved in speaking clearly and helping students with their speech.
The book is illustrated.
Secondary Language Builders forms the core reading material for the accredited course ‘Speech and Language Support for 11-16s’.
As with all Elklan materials having purchased the book you are free to photocopy any relevant pages so equipping others who work within your school or health provision.
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 This excellent resource makes this complex area of language development accessible to non-specialist staff. fAll those working in the field will appreciate the clear explanations and practical support and advice for those working and living with children at the pre-intentional and intentional stages of communication as far as beginning to use first words. The book explores a wide range of issues concerning children who have little or no means of expressing themselves verbally.
Language Builders for Complex Needs provides ideas for assessment and recording progress as well as detailed advice and practical activities. It is written for speech and language therapists, teachers, teaching assistants, pre-school practitioners and parents.
The book examines the characteristic communication skills, the interaction required and the thinking and play skills that need nurturing at each of the following stages:
Pre-Intentional Communication.
Being able to anticipate events.
Intentional Communication.
It also considers:
The link between play and language.
Total Communication – signs, symbols, Communication Passports, and briefly, Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
Using first words, ideas and phrases.
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 This invaluable book provides information about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and gives detailed advice and activities to promote the communication and interaction skills of all verbal children with ASD.
It covers a wealth of knowledge and is beautifully illustrated to provide many practical strategies and ideas suitable for children at primary school as well as those in specialist provisions. It has been written to be accessible to parents, learning support assistants, teachers and other professionals who work in this field. It is the training material for those completing the Elklan ASD specilaist course but is also a stand alone publication and is useful for all practitioners.
Amongst the topics covered are:
What is autism?
Using structure with children with ASD.
Developing communication.
Working with Information Carrying Words to develop the length of sentences a child can understand.
Developing verbal reasoning in children with ASD.
Using vocabulary maps and Mind Maps, the latter devised by Tony Buzan.
Developing interaction through using Comic Strip
Conversations as devised by Carol Gray.
Helping children learn how to speak in a social context.
Understanding that children with ASD often communicate most effectively through their behaviour.
As with all Elklan materials having purchased the book you are free to photocopy any relevant pages so equipping others who work within your school or health provision.
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