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Speech & Language Therapy

Advice and activities on the following sheets may be useful in helping you to understand and develop your child’s speech, language and communication skills. However, if you have specific concerns regarding the development of your child’s speech, language or communication skills, please access further advice via the preschool drop-in sessions or speak with your child’s school or GP regarding a referral to the Speech and Language Therapy team.

Useful resources

Social engagement routines 2015 [pdf] 167KB

Speech sounds [pdf] 98KB

Babbling Babies [pdf] 86KB

Learning more than one language [pdf] 141KB

Lisping [pdf] 120KB

SLT Quiet Children [pdf] 88KB

Social engagement routines [pdf] 167KB

Stammering - Special time [pdf] 1MB

Useful websites

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Essex Local Offer

Thurrock Local Offer

National Autism Society

British Stammering Association

National Deaf Children’s Association

Ages and Stages

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