Resources & further reading

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Bookbug - Scottish Book Trust

The Bookbug programme at Scottish Book Trust - Bookbug is Scotland's universal early years book gifting programme which supports families to read, sing, and play with their little ones from birth to give them the best start in life. Find out how to get your Bookbug Bags here!
Training opportunities with Scottish Book Trust.
Bookbug for the home is for practitioners and volunteers working in the community to support individual families in their homes. It can be used to support families with sharing songs, rhymes and stories with their young children, particularly where they face barriers to participation due to their personal circumstances.

Bumps to bairns – early help for children from 0 to 7 developed by Highland Council, contains help and support in the early years for parents and professionals.
What to expect – Language – bumps to bairns parent-friendly posters explaining development and key messages.

The Tiny Happy People offer activities for babies, toddlers and children to support early development.

The Hanen Centre website offers information on programmes for parents and early years professionals.
Tips for Parents helpful articles on speech, language and communication development can also be accessed.

The Health Literacy Place supports health and social care staff across Scotland to collaborate with patients, service-users and carers, to enable them to navigate services, and access and understand information about their health and wellbeing.

Healthy Child Programme has developed modules for health professionals in speech, language and communication development and in Speech, Language and Communication Needs (module 7).

KIDS - Kids Independently Developing Skills covers all aspects of a child’s development in a family friendly way with an interactive developmental timeline, resources and tips to support child development.

National Literacy Trust - Resources
Words for Life information for parents on activities to support early language development.

Chatting Together national key messages for supporting early speech, language and communication development.

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists The professional body for Speech and Language Therapists. Website contains links to helpful factsheets and information.

The Speech, Language and Communication Framework (SLCF) is a free online professional development tool, accessible to all, which sets out the skills and knowledge that everyone working with children and young people should have. The SLCF self-evaluation tool enables individuals to evaluate their skills, knowledge and confidence in SLC, highlight professional development needs and find training, resources and individuals to meet these needs.

Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives Speech and Language UK is the children’s communication charity. You can find helpful resources for professionals and parents.

The Speech, Language and Communication Framework (SLCF) is a free online professional development tool, accessible to all, which sets out the skills and knowledge that everyone working with children and young people should have. The SLCF self-evaluation tool enables individuals to evaluate their skills, knowledge and confidence in SLC, highlight professional development needs and find training, resources and individuals to meet these needs.

What Works on Speech and Language UK supports practitioners to deliver evidence-information interventions and approaches to support children and young people with SLCNs. ‘What Works’ has been endorsed by the RCSLT.