Speech and Language Therapy Archives - Resource Library - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

A series of posters created by Abed Ahmed, Mr ST @stammer_teacher, on what stammering is and what you can do to support young people who stammer. Abed is a teacher with a stammer who helps young people who stammer. Abed has given us permission to share these posters on the Sheffield...

A training video that outlines the role of everyone who is involved in ensuring safe, nutritive, and quality mealtimes for children and young people. This advice is for teaching staff in specialist provision – specialist schools and integrated resources. Delivered by Sally Twigg (Speech and...

A training video that will help to familiarise you with the written feeding plan, known as a mealtime mat. Delivered by Rachel Ward (Speech and Language Therapist) Time: 2:30

A training video that explains the IDDSI (International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative) levels and uses practical examples of how you can ensure foods and liquids are the correct texture. Delivered by Larissa Naylor and Rachel Nunn (Speech and Language Therapist) Time: 34:00 IDDSI Level 0...

This training video covers the areas we need to consider at mealtimes to support children and young people with eating and drinking difficulties. Delivered by Larissa Naylor and Rachel Nunn (Speech and Language Therapists) Time: 11:43

A training video that will increase your awareness of the red flags to look out for whilst you are supporting children and young people at their mealtimes. Delivered by Rachel Ward (Speech and Language Therapist) Time: 2:47

A series of training videos developed by the Speech and Language Therapy Feeding Team. Video 1. An introduction on why we work on eating and drinking skills An introductory training video on how to ensure safe eating and drinking skills, adequate nutrition and quality mealtimes for children and...

An introductory training video on why we work on eating and drinking skills. Delivered by Rachel Nunn (Speech and Language Therapist) Time: 3:55

A training video that will give you an understanding of the anatomy of the head and neck, what is involved in a swallow, and what can go wrong at each stage of the swallow. Delivered by Rosa Holden (Speech and Language Therapist) Time: 12:07

A full list of resources under the Speech and Language Therapy section on the Sheffield Children’s Resource Library: S&LT Resource Library Directory – September 2023 Edition A 9 minute video that demonstrates how to share, download, and save resources. It also includes how to...

What do we mean by ‘tuning into your child’? Children communicate in lots of different ways as they’re playing and interacting. They might not be playing with toys in the expected ways, but you can still do this activity by looking at whatever your child is doing. They might be exploring an...

Cluttering is the term used to describe a speech pattern that can often sound disorganised, rapid, jerky or contain unclear speech. For most clutterers, their speech does sound fluent and intelligible, and they might not realise that others struggle to understand them. Cluttering is when someone’s...

Many young people with communication difficulties have difficulty understanding, learning and recalling vocabulary. These young people need explicit teaching of words and strategies to understand and recall words in conversations and when in education or employment. This applies to everyday,...

Many young people with communication difficulties have difficulty explaining their ideas or retelling a sequence of events, for example, what happened at lunchtime. These young people need adult support to communicate their ideas in conversations, and to develop strategies to support their ability...

Many young people with social communication differences have difficulty understanding and interpreting body language, facial expressions, gesture and tone of voice. They also have difficulty understanding what others may be thinking or feeling, and understanding non-literal language that is reliant...

Planning and organising involves using language ‘internally’ through self-talk to: talk through the steps, for example, ‘first … then… last…’ work out what is needed for the day or week using conditional language, for example, ‘if it’s Monday then I need my PE kit’ understand...

Many young people with communication difficulties have difficulty understanding spoken language. These young people need adult support to understand in conversations, and to develop strategies to support their understanding when socialising, and when in education or employment. Visual support Seat...

Strategies for developing comprehension monitoring Many young people with comprehension difficulties do not recognise that they do not understand, which result in misunderstandings and is a barrier to learning. Other young people may not have the confidence or be too embarrassed to ask. This can...

What is stammering? “Stammering is when someone repeats, prolongs, or gets stuck on sounds or words. There might also be visible tension as they work to get the words out” (British Stammering Association). Stammering and stuttering are the same thing. Cluttering is a similar difficulty to...

On average 2 students in every class of 30 have a neurodevelopmental condition called Developmental Language Disorder or DLD. Students with DLD can succeed at school when they are identified and access the right support. But first they need our help. From Raising Awareness of Developmental Language...

You can use symbols flexibly with your child at home to: make schedules to explain what is happening now and next explain daily routines provide choices support them to communicate their wishes Download: Symbols for Home Schedules It can be hard for children to be out of their usual routine. Using...

Activities for children, young people and their families developed by Dr Lauren Powell at the University of Sheffield. This is a booklet where your child can learn more about autism. Your child can complete it on their own or with a grown-up. This resource has been developed for autistic children...

A list of useful websites for parents and carers of children and young people in specialist schools. Website Age range What is offers Speech and Language UK 0-19 years Learn about some of the common features of speech and language challenges Find out what is typical for babies, children and young...

This video explains and demonstrates how to use a communication mat with your child in an everyday activity such as gardening. Download: Gardening Sentence Maker Communication Mat Download: Gardening Shape Coding Communication Mat