PARENT SERVICES

Information for parents & carers

Difficulties with talking, understanding or social communication
Does your child have difficulties with any of the following?
 
Understanding spoken language in the classroom or in conversation
Understanding what he / she reads
Understanding the meaning of more abstract words such as words describing time or space
Learning new words, recalling words
Putting words in the right order when explaining or writing

‘Reading between the lines’, not taking things literally
Explaining things by giving the right information in a helpful way
Taking turns in conversation or talking about relevant things

Understanding facial expression, tone of voice, or reading social cues
Joining in with peers or knowing how to communicate in a friendly way
Awareness of the impact of what they say on other people

Pronouncing words or articulating speech sounds
Blending sounds together for reading, and splitting words up for spelling

Speech and Language Therapists can support all of these aspects of communication through developing the child's skills and use of strategies, and advising parents and staff on how to support too. Find out more in our blog. 

Watch the video below to hear Alicia tell how support from ClarkSLT has helped her.
Support for your child
The ClarkSLT team has expertise in supporting children from 4 years upwards including college students. 

We specialise in individualised assessments and programmes and in helping you understand your child's difficulties, and how to help to support communication, literacy, learning in the classroom or emotional well-being. 

Gaining each young person's views is important to us. We aim for students to be engaged, be involved in decisions, to understand the purpose of the work and to see their own progress. 

Therapy carried out at school or college allows us to learn how the child is managing in the setting. We involve staff to support transfer of skills into the classroom and social situations. We are now offering therapy via video-link (teletherapy) - supporting the child at home, involving a parent where helpful, and liaising with the school/ college staff via email or telephone.

Input from parents is key in order to give a full picture of the child's communication and the impacts in different environments. Parents liaise with us about targets and progress through termly meetings, reports and telephone and email contact.  

Parents can refer their child directly to us via our Contact page.

Package options for individual children & young people 

Advice or Short Assessments

Investigation and Advice Session
Code: Ax-A

We may recommend this package when there is a very specific concern such as a difficulty with ‘s’ articulation, or when an update review is needed about a child’s stammer. If therapy is recommended, it can usually follow on from this session and no assessment report is needed.

Speech or Stammering Assessment
Code: Ax-SS

An assessment of articulation or fluency (stammering) and a report.

Assessments

Full Assessment for Therapy
Code: Ax-T

To identify whether your child has speech, language or communication difficulties, provide a profile of needs and identify priorities for a therapy programme.

Extended Assessment
Code: Ax-E

Includes the aims of the Full Assessment with additional 1:1, observation or discussion time to understand your child's profile and priorities. The report to include concerns such as the impacts on education/ literacy/ relationships, detailed analysis and evidence of difficulties, a description of the SLT provision required to meet your child's needs and comments on educational provision where this is relevant.
More Information on Assessment and Therapy Packages

Therapy Packages

Standard Therapy Package 
Code: Tx-S

A package of therapy to meet the specific needs of your child. This may be funded by parents or the Local Authority and takes place at school/ college. We offer flexible packages so we can use the time in the most appropriate way to respond to your child's needs. 

Extended Therapy Package 
Code: Tx-Ex

Includes Standard package elements and additional 1:1 sessions, observations, liaison or programme writing.

EHCP Funded Therapy Packages
Code: Tx-Ex

Termly packages that are tailored to meet the EHCP provision.

Next steps

1. Contact us

Get in touch via the Contact page.

Tell us your child's age and school.
Tell us if they need an assessment or therapy.

2. Tell us more

Complete our referral form - or we can talk through the details with you.

Send us other professional reports.

3. Assessment or Therapy

We will schedule the assessment or therapy sessions.

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