It was lovely to catch up with everyone and have a graduation 2 years later… 🥰

It's the start of the holidays for lots of our friends in Education. If you're looking for a holiday project, we have just the thing: why not learn some Makaton signs for Easter. Evelyn's here to get us started. #sltfv #WeTalkMakaton

Did you know that at 4-5 years children start to develop phonological awareness - the understanding that words are made of sounds. This is important for development of speech sounds & then reading and spelling. Check out our ideas for ways to practice. #sltfv #ChattyTuesday

If you're looking for even more ways to support children's phonological awareness skills, why not have a look at our YouTube playlist for inspiration. We've got a range of videos demonstrating the different skills in action. #sltfv #ChattyTuesday shorturl.at/agxER

Lots of everyday objects can be used for fun language building activities! Here is just one example 🍊

Exciting news! We are looking for a Band 5 SLT to come and join our Falkirk Children's Services team. We're a friendly bunch & we'd love you to join us... Find out more 👇 apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/displayjob.asp… @NatLeadAHPCYP RCSLT Scotland QMU_SLT QMU_SLTSociety Strathclyde SLT Strath Speechies

🧵We have been using Colourful Semantics to help us construct our sentences. We thought we’d better learn and share the Makaton signs for ‘who’ ‘doing’, ‘what’ and ‘where’. We used Lego characters for the ‘who’⁦⁦. What do you think? ⁦Iona Smith⁩ ⁦Falkirk Council ASN Service⁩

This week, we are focussing on ways to create opportunities for communication. The strategies we are going to share are most useful with younger children, but can be adapted to use with all ages. Before we get started, here are our key things to remember. #sltfv

Lets get started thinking about ways we can create extra opportunities for communication. First up: some ideas on how to create ways to help children to make a request. Remember, requests are not just about using words. #sltfv

Lots of children and young people are heading back to school so we're revisiting our series on #AfterSchoolConversations. We're all keen to find out what went on at school and our videos with Eric the rabbit have ideas to make conversations more successful. #sltfv #ChattyTuesday

Thank you for having me! Was great to see the enthusiasm of the staff 🤩

Family Learning -Vocabulary Learning (Workshop 1) 🗣 What a great night welcoming families to our workshop focussed on vocabulary learning and having fun with words 🥳 We hope you enjoy using your goodie bags at home ☺️ Louise Illingworth (3)

Continuing Share a Story month, here is another way to share stories: Multisensory stories. Using a sensory approach is a way to make stories meaningful for all children. They can access a story using all of their senses, through textures, sounds, smells and movements. #sltfv

We're continuing to think about ways to support language & communication for little ones. This week, lets think about ways to create more opportunities. Remember: communication isn't just about words - accept all the ways your child communicates with you. #sltfv #ChattyTuesday

"Being deaf is not something that you overcome, it's something that you embrace," says Rose Ayling-Ellis. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-659882…

Now that we're a few weeks in, packing bags & getting organised will be part of the daily routine. Today's visuals help support this - you could use them as a checklist to your child's independence in organising or to talk about where things go at school #sltfv #ChattyTuesday

Thank you so much to Windsor Park School and Alan Sanders for supporting me to achieve my BSL Level 2!

Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day 2024 is here! We've already been speaking up for DLD this month but today we'll share more information and stories to raise awareness of this hidden but common condition affecting understanding and talking. #DLDday #devlangdis #sltfv

The DLD bubble toolkit is a great interactive resource which highlights areas people with DLD may have difficulty with. It provides information, strategies, practical activities and resources to support communication. Find it here: naplic.org.uk/resource/dld-b… #devlangdis #DLDday

Today marks the launch of Voicebox 2025 – a Primary School joke-telling competition helping raise awareness of the power of Speech and Language Therapy. Look out for posts with the hashtag #voicebox to find out more about the joy and importance of communication. #sltfv