This month we've done lots of thinking about phonological awareness skills & activities to help these develop. If you'd like to see some of these skills in action & get more ideas, why not check out our YouTube playlist. #sltfv
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Today we're thinking about another phonological awareness skill: initial sounds. Like other skills , this awareness builds up over time Today's activity gets us matching animals to the things they 'like' based on the first sound of their names and the items. #sltfv

If you're looking for nursery rhyme ideas to help support rhyme awareness, remember that we have a nursery rhyme playlist with songs and signs over on Youtube:
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Next up in our series about phonological awareness skills we're thinking about rhyme awareness skills. There are lots of ways to build up these skills - joining in with nursery rhymes is a great start.
Today's fun game gets you thinking about items rhyming with names. #sltfv

We're revisiting activities about syllable awareness as part of our series on Phonological Awareness.
Today's activity is a fun one! We've included pictures you can use to practise, but you can do this task with things you have around you. Lets talk like robots! 🤖 #sltfv

In March we are focussing on phonological awareness skills. These skills help us understand the smaller units of sounds that make up words - things like rhyme awareness, understanding syllables and identifying initial sounds. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/yeyvmz4a

Don’t miss out on entering your primary school in this year’s #voicebox2024 joke competition! 🌟Entries close 1st April. Find out more here: rcslt.org/scotland/voice… RCSLT 💙

Today we're thinking about learning to say new speech sounds. This is a tricky process & takes lots of time & practice - even naturally developing sounds may be used in some words but not all for a while. Some of the steps it takes are shown here #sltfv #ChattyTuesday

📢 FINAL WEEK FOR #voicebox2024 ENTRIES 📢
Submit your primary school’s funniest joke here: rcslt.org/scotland/voice… RCSLT 💙 Zara Janjua - Broadcast Multi-Hyphenate

ONLY 2 WEEKS LEFT TO JOIN THE FUN! 📣 Primary schools in Scotland, it’s not too late to enter our #voicebox2024 joke competition! Follow along to see how Stenhouse Primary in Edinburgh is discovering their funniest joke! 🤩🎤 Find out more here: rcslt.org/scotland/voice…

Next up in our series about speech development, we're thinking about what adults can do to support children's speech sound development. We've got ideas to help children who can be understood and some things you can try when you find it hard to understand. #sltfv #ChattyTuesday

Look out for some more information and tips about speech sound development in the coming weeks, but in the meantime you can find our videos on typical development of speech sounds and strategies to help over on our YouTube channel.
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Another common question we get about speech development is when different sounds are expected to develop. Check our visuals to see the minimum we would expect in terms of speech sound learning at different ages and stages of children's development. #sltfv #ChattyTuesday

Happy European SLT Day! We❤️this year's messages: 'Communication is everything: SLT is key' and the best way to make sure SLT is really effective is through collaboration with caregivers and professionals. Ideas which definitely underpin our work as SLTs in NHS Forth Valley

We get asked about tongue tie lots. Tongue tie is when tissue joins the bottom of the tongue tip to the floor of the mouth. It does not affect language development but some researchers think it could affect certain sounds e.g. t, d, l, r. Find out more:
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Calling all Primary Schools: Have you chosen your joke for the RCSLT Voicebox competition?
Eric is ready and he's here to remind you that no matter how you communicate, jokes are fun for everyone (well, that maybe depends on the joke!) 😆
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Hope can be scarce. But in this article I wanted to articulate how we can improve the lives of children in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Spoken language is one area of child development that is most amenable to change and has profound benefits for learning, well-being and behaviour sej.org.uk/feb2024/langua…

A second clip for you today as a reminder that conversations start earlier than you think!
Treat all of the things your baby says and does as their way to keep the conversation going.
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We're rounding off our series about very early communication with a couple of video clips thinking about early conversations. Taking turns & responding to your baby is a first step in them learning about conversations. #sltfv #ChattyTuesday

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Next up in our thinking about early communication: getting face to face. As this video shows, getting face to face with babies is a great way to support very early interactions - the building blocks for later communication skills. tinyurl.com/6dztwrww
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