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There is always time to promote fun with phonic. Try this Sound Flakes activity with children who are starting their literary journey.

This year we are doing a Communication Christmas Countdown to help you support your children with speech and language needs this festive season.

Winter is one of the best times of year to try a listening walk because there are so many different sounds to hear. This is a great activity for children of all ages, with lots of benefits for speech and language development. It’s also completely free and you don’t need to bring anything with you – except perhaps a warm coat and some wellies. Read on to find out more about how to go on a listening walk of your own. Reading time: 4 minutes.

In part 2 of our blog, Juliet Leonard discusses some of the low technology communication aids which can be used across the school to promote and support emotional literacy. Read Time: 3 minutes 45 seconds.

Infant Language Link was pleased to be shortlisted this year for the ‘Nasen Innovation Award for Technology’. Infant Language Link, which was released in 2009, enables schools to identify and support hidden SLCN through online assessments, interventions, training, resources and specialist SLT support.

Speech Link Multimedia Ltd is pleased to announce that it has gained Cyber Essentials Plus certification. Cyber Essentials is a simple but effective, Government-backed scheme that helps us to protect our organisation and, by extension, schools’ data against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks. We have worked hard to demonstrate our commitment to cyber security and wish to thank all of the Speech Link team, the IASME Consortium and Indelible Data Ltd who made it happen.

Today, Sophie talks about how all pupils can benefit from communication aids, and how rolling these simple tools out across the classroom can help boost learners’ confidence. Reading time: 3 minutes and 31 seconds.

We at Speech Link Multimedia Ltd wish to assure you that our business remains fully open and available to you all during November’s lockdown. All features of the packages are available, and the Help Desk team will continue to provide its unlimited support to you all by phone and email. 

If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact the Help Desk.  

Who doesn’t love getting messy? Director of Messy Senses Louise Coleman describes how getting your hands (and feet) dirty can help develop valuable communication skills. Reading time: 4.5 mins

We are so happy to annouce that the Speech Link Parent Portal has won a Teach Primary Award in the SEND category.