creating opportunities for communication Archives - Resource Library - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

There are different strategies that you can use to help support your child’s speech, language and communication skills. Here are some examples:  

A training video for teaching staff on how to use the sentence maker across the school day. Time: 17 minutes

Mealtimes are a great way to support language development within your everyday routines. It is something we do a lot so it gives us many opportunities for practise and repetition and it can be motivating and rewarding for children.  

What is joint attention? Joint attention is the sharing of a moment between two people when they both know that they are focused on the same thing.  You might also hear the terms ‘shared attention’ or ‘shared/joint engagement’. This means a child can focus their attention on the person they...

What are people games? People games are physical games you play with your child without any toys, for example, tickling and chasing. Why are people games so great for communication and interaction? There are lots of opportunities for your child to take a turn as they are repetitive and predictable....