Your child's progress
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The identification strand of the Balanced System is about information to help you understand how your child is getting on with developing their understanding, talking and communication and when you might need to get further advice if you are worried. The identification strand will allow you to add to your pathway links to organisations that can help.
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These resourcess offer extra support. You may also find resources that offer support to everyone are useful. If you need more, you can browse resources that offer individualised support.
Speech and Language UK How to support your child
This information about how to support your young person forms part of Speech and Language UK's guide to the typical stages of speech and language development. Children and young people develop language at different rates and understanding you can do to support can help you give them the best start on their journey to developing communication and language skills.
Cost: Free
TCT Universally Speaking Ages and Stages 11-18 years
Universally Speaking is a series of booklets for anyone who works with children and young people. The booklets show where children and young people should be with their communication skills at any given age. You can use the booklets to find out whether the children and young people you work with are on the right track, what helps them learn to talk and listen and what to do if you have concerns about any of their communication abilities.
Cost: Free
Don't Get Me Wrong
Information about identifying speech, language and communication needs including a checklist of 35 indicators helps to identify if the young adult in your family may have difficulties with their understanding of spoken language, the meaning of their message, function or reason for communication including pragmatics and social communication. Download here: Don't Get Me Wrong
Cost: Free
