Children's Speech & Language Therapy - Kingston

19/11/2025

🧠 Helping children and young people label their emotions isn’t just about feelings — it’s about giving them the tools to understand themselves, build resilience, and communicate better with others.

💬Speech and language therapy plays a key role in this journey, supporting children to find the right words for what they feel, so they can express themselves clearly and confidently.

🏳️‍🌈For children and young people, a feelings wheel can be especially helpful in building emotional awareness and learning the language to express how they feel, and to support emotional development and communication skills.

You can download the feelings wheel here: https://blog.calm.com/blog/the-feelings-wheel

12/11/2025

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07/11/2025

📖BOOK OF THE MONTH📖

🙂Born Different by Amit Ghose

💙This children’s book is more than just a story- it’s a heartfelt message around visible difference, belonging and self-acceptance. The tone is simple, honest and uplifting. Perfect for children, but meaningful for any age.

22/10/2025

Today is International stammering awareness day! 💙

💡If you’re a parent, carer or education professional looking for some handy tips and support, check out these great websites and videos:

My Stammering Tap is a great animation describing what its like to have a stammer:
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGN0BB0HaCo

My Stammering Child is a great video for parents about how they can help their child and how the child is feeling:
🔗 https://youtu.be/czMT-xZ71_4

Fun and simple games for children who stutter: 🔗https://www.westutter.org/post/games-and-activities-for-kids-who-stutter

Supporting students who stutter:
🔗https://www.westutter.org/post/supporting-students-who-stutter

17/10/2025

✨ Understanding Developmental Language Delay (DLD)✨

Did you know that some children take a little longer to find their words and express themselves? Developmental language delay is more common than you might think.

How DLD might show up:

💬Young children with DLD might not meet language milestones

💬A school student with DLD may find learning vocabulary and using complex sentences difficult

💬Young people with DLD might have difficulty comprehending directions and sharing their views

Early support, patience, and the right tools can make a huge difference. Speech therapy, reading together, and plenty of conversations can help spark those words to bloom. 🌱✨

Have you or someone you know experienced DLD? Share your story or tips below!

15/10/2025

🎥 Check out this great video about Creating Curiosity made by one of our amazing Speech and Language Therapists, Anna (and her very talented daughter! 👧✨)

Anna does a wonderful job explaining what the Curiosity Approach is and how to put it into practice. 🌟

Benefits of the Curiosity Approach include:
🔍 Enhanced Engagement – Children become more curious and deeply involved in learning
🧠 Development of Critical Skills – Nurtures problem-solving, communication, and social interaction
🤝 Support for Educators, Parents & Carers – Provides a framework for creating meaningful and engaging learning experiences

If you would like to learn even more you can visit the attention autism website 👉 www.attentionautism.co.uk/curiousty-programme

14/10/2025

Ahead of day on Friday 17th October we wanted to share this great post from RADLD. This DLD passport is a great idea and will help others to understand what DLD is and what support someone with DLD may need.

Make your own 'DLD passport' for students with DD (Developmental Language Disorder) to insert in their pencil case or school planner.

Step 1: click on this link

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGzsPnbIPY/t3Ca0XmnOsgmz6mIleyjxw/view?mode=preview

Step 2: talk to the young person about their DLD. How it impacts on them and things that help them.

Step 3: download the document and print (laminating may be helpful if you can)

Step 4: talk with the young person about who they'd like to share the 'DLD passport' with.

Telling someone about DLD is raising awareness too. It helps the young person directly, but also many others .

is Friday October 17th 2025. Theme: You can't see DLD. radld.org

13/10/2025

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) encompasses a wide range of communication that people use to express their thoughts, needs, wants, and ideas.

Many of the children who we see within our service use various aids to help them to communicate, such as aided language displays, visual timetables, communication boards, PECS, eye gaze, and communication devices like tablets with language software.

Watch our video showcasing how to use a visual timetable here: https://fb.watch/Czsd02FXZz/

This is a great video that explains what an aided language display is and how to use it with your child: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=TPmCIyY4pIs

08/10/2025

In September one of our Speech and Language therapists, Alice, held a taster session at West Thames College.

"I did the Speech and Language Therapy taster day at West Thames College, Isleworth this morning. It was a very positive experience, there was approximately 80 health and social care students from the college, in 5 groups, who had 15 minutes each at my stall to find out about speech and language therapy in education settings. They then went to 4 other stalls with other speech and language therapists (from other organisations) on other areas like dysphagia. I hope to of increased the students understanding of the profession, and interest in pursuing it. Some students said they were interested in the profession."

It's great to hear so many students are engaged and curious! Alice did an amazing job showing why speech and language therapy is such a rewarding field.

06/10/2025

Dyslexia Awareness Week (Monday 6th - Friday 12th October )

We wanted to share with you an accessibility tool available on android phones that can help people with dyslexia, while also supporting speech and language development.

The Android Accessibility Suite’s 'Select to Speak' feature not only helps people with dyslexia by reading text aloud, but also supports speech and language development. By hearing words pronounced clearly, it improves vocabulary, reinforces sentence structure, boosts listening skills, and encourages independent learning- all key for better communication. 📱💬

Here’s how Select to Speak supports speech and language development specifically:

🗣️Modeling Pronunciation: By hearing written text read aloud clearly and accurately, users can learn how words sound, helping with pronunciation and vocabulary building.

🧠Reinforcing Language Structure: Listening to sentences and stories supports understanding of grammar, sentence flow, and language patterns.

👂Improving Listening Skills: Hearing text spoken aloud enhances auditory processing, which is key for effective communication.

💪Encouraging Independent Learning: Users can explore new words or phrases at their own pace, fostering greater confidence and engagement with language.