Locala Childrens Speech & Language Therapy

24/05/2022

It's OK to stammer 😀💜 Lovely poem by Rachel

Read Rachel's brilliantly creative visual puzzle poem.

24/05/2022

There are lots of underlying skills that your little one will gradually learn at their own pace before their speech fully develops 🤓⁣💜

24/05/2022

As part of the EYSEND Partnership, I CAN is offering training to early years SENCOs, managers and early years practitioners to enable excellent support for SLCN in early years settings.

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The training is provided at two levels – core (introductory) and in-depth (advanced). You may choose to start with the core training and move to the in-depth, or if you have had previous SLCN training, you could move straight to the in-depth training. Full details of how to access both levels of t...

30/03/2022

It's OK to stammer

Daniel's poem for the general public, calling for people who stammer to be treated the same as everyone else.

30/03/2022

A video explaining the proposals set out in the SEND and alternative provision green paper.

30/03/2022

So many mini egg colours and flavours this year!

They look like the perfect small treat for your little one.

But their size means they can block a small child’s airway and choke them.

Please stay safe and choose another treat

30/12/2021

Congratulations to Ellie who's won the Young Hero Make a Difference Award for raising awareness of 😃😃😀

“It can get very hard, very exhausting.”

30/12/2021

Even if you've never heard of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) you probably know someone who has it.
https://fb.watch/adoVdP4jzc/

10/11/2021

A story about a boy who has a stammer…
https://youtu.be/jHcZVbSWbA4

Ed Sheeran | CBeebies Bedtime Stories | I Talk Like A RiverEd Sheeran reads the CBeebies Bed Time Story 'I Talk Like A River' written by poet Jordan Scott an...

10/11/2021

Learning more than one language does not cause speech and language difficulties. There are, however, lots of positives to it!

Does speaking two languages to a baby confuse them? It is a common myth is that speaking more than one language confuses children and can lead to speech delay. In fact, being able to speak more than one language has plenty of advantages..

10/11/2021

2 more weeks until No Pens Day Wednesday! Sign up here https://ican.org.uk/no-pens-day-wednesday

03/11/2021

Have you heard of No Pens Day Wednesday?
In 3 weeks time on Wednesday 24th November, I CAN charity's annual event No Pens Day Wednesday will take place. It's not too late to get involved! ICAN provides resources, advice and guidance for participating schools and settings. Sign up here: https://ican.org.uk/no-pens-day-wednesday

29/10/2021

A little Friday giggle to round up
(source: www.adhdawarenessmonth.org)

28/10/2021

🙂😀🙂😀🙂😀🙃😉

It just takes a smile!

25/10/2021

'Stammering isn’t bad, it’s just different.'

22/10/2021

Imagine a world where you hear people who stammer in soaps and dramas, reading the weather and on talk shows. More than just a couple of times a year, and not just talking about stammering. How revolutionary would that be? It would normalise stammering, so people who don’t stammer wouldn’t be surprised or react negatively when they meet someone who does.

Friday 22nd October - International Stammering Awareness Day. Source - STAMMA

https://chng.it/Vfjd6tCkZD

We need to hear and see people who stammer on TV & radio all year round, not just a day.

22/10/2021

His CBeebies Bedtime Story will air on Friday 5th November

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58995200.amp?fbclid=IwAR31vnJDLaQGwMXaI0y6ZSaj98aQd1AHtfbKNMdzrfQCWyU2-fA0bVCf6xA

The singer will read I Talk Like a River, about a boy whose father helps him with his stutter.

22/10/2021

Whether you are a person who stammers or not, you can support International Stammering Awareness Day today by visiting https://stamma.org/news-features/isad-social


For children and young people who stammer and would like support, referrals can be made to the Locala Speech and Language Therapy Stammering team via the Locala website.

Things you can do on social media this International Stammering Awareness Day.

20/10/2021

Some lovely feedback from one of our young people :)


"Before I knew I had Developmental Language Disorder, being in a classroom was frustrating and confusing. So I messed about, called out, disrupted lessons, walked out and hid in the toilets and cried.

Then I got my diagnosis. Now teachers give me handouts, explain things more clearly and are more supportive. And I feel better understood.

School is still hard. Teachers who don't teach my class and don't know about my DLD still remember the old me and the way I used to behave and still tell me off a lot.

I wish I knew about my DLD when I was younger and things would be so different."

20/10/2021

We shared some information at the start of the month about month. If you are supporting a child who has been diagnosed with Selective Mutism (SM), or you think that a child may be showing signs of SM such as being unable to speak outside the home, or to people outside the immediately family, you can find more information at the SMIRA website http://www.selectivemutism.org.uk/information/general-information/

There are steps we can take to support children with SM. By raising awareness, we can increase their opportunities for this support.

  Below is a range of general information on Selective Mutism, in three sections: Leaflets produced by SMIRA Handouts submitted by Maggie Johnson FRCSLT including some from the Selective Mutism Resource Manual (2nd Edition) of which she is co-author Leaflets authored by parents from their own exper...

18/10/2021

👏An eye-opening 53 seconds👏
The countdown to International Stammering Awareness day 2021 this Friday 22nd October is the perfect time to re-share this brilliant video by Scroobius Pip and STAMMA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUwPV4hM3eg

For children and young people who stammer and would like support, referrals can be made to the Locala Speech and Language Therapy Stammering team via the Locala website.

Stamma, the British Stammering Association's new campaign, in collaboration with VMLY&R and Wikipedia, to change the public’s perception of stammering. We ed...

15/10/2021

DLD Awareness Day 15th October 2021

One of our most popular resources this year has been the 'DLD Bubble.' It's eye catching, simple and really helps explain Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) to others.

DLD is different in every person, but the image gives an idea of the full range of skills which are impacted.

Show it to someone today! Share this post. Save a copy or go old school and print it off. You're likely to find it useful long after today is over.


radld.org

15/10/2021

Have you heard of DLD? Today is DLD Awareness Day.

💜💛 Did you know DLD is one of the most common childhood disorders? 1 in 14 children will have DLD.



Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

15/10/2021

At Locala we are constantly striving towards helping the people we serve have better lives, through providing exemplary care.

14/10/2021

Tomorrow 15th October is DLD Awareness Day

We need talk to form relationships. We need talk to sort out problems when those relationships aren’t going well. We need talk to understand ourselves and our emotions.

Talk is hard for people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), so they might not have as many tools to develop relationships and solve interpersonal problems. A child or young person who can’t solve their problems with words might use physical means instead. And physical action gets all the attention. What’s then overlooked is that the child or young person is not understanding or struggling to express themselves.

DLD is very common among children and young people with behaviour difficulties. Usually, it is undiagnosed. Many behaviour strategies won’t work with children with DLD, so to support the student we need to think about their language and potential DLD.

Developmental Language Disorder Day, October 15th 2021

Find out more at radld.org

14/10/2021

13/10/2021

Highlighting the importance of teaching staff understanding ADHD

12/10/2021

TEACHERS are the SUPERHEROES when it comes to Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).

Teachers spend lots of time taking, listening and observing their students. And because the classroom is full of talk there are lots of opportunities to reflect when a student is struggling and think about the role language is having. When thinking about students’ learning, .

DLD is not always easy to spot, and it might appear as literacy, attention or behaviour difficulties (among others). Look behind those needs and think about language.

Literacy: if you notice a student’s writing is limited, have a chat with them and investigate their spoken language too.

Attention: if you notice a student is often off task, don’t just ask ‘do you know what you are meant to do?’ as many will answer ‘yes’ even when it’s not true. Instead ask ‘explain to me what you need to be doing now.’

Behaviour: students struggle emotionally for many reasons, but language is a key part of understanding how we feel. It’s also the tool required to defuse situations. Students with language needs have less tools to manage their emotions and social situations.

Knowing a little bit about Developmental Language Disorder can really help to understand students and the impact language has on learning.

In the next couple of days we will be posting more about identifying DLD in the classroom.

Developmental Language Disorder Day, October 15th 2021

Find out more at radld.org

11/10/2021

Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder

Even if you've never heard of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), you you probably know someone with it. DLD is very common, and on average 2 children in ...