Listening to Children and Young People with Speech, Language and Communication Needs – £19.99 + P&P
(£1.50 of the book sale will go to Afasic)
Sue Roulstone and Sharynne McLeod (Editors)
Contributions from Linda Lascelles, Clare Davies-Jones and Abigail Beverly
The importance of listening to children and young people has received considerable attention in the literature, but little has been written about the particular challenges of listening to those with speech, language and communication needs.  Includes insights from researchers, speech and language therapists, social workers, psychologists, teachers, advocates, and parents.
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Is Your School a Communication Friendly School? – £5.00

A resource for mainstream schools – aimed at all school staff. Whilst information is specifically targeted at those children who have SLCI, many of the ideas will benefit the whole school community. This booklet is designed to provide a basic understanding of SLCI with practial tips and strategies that will support pupils with SLCI in the school environment, both inside and outside the classroom.

An Indicators Checklist (for non-specialist staff) – £5.00
This publication is aimed at youth workers, social workers, leisure workers, mainstream teachers/assistants, staff working in the youth justice system, who are in regular contact with children and young people.
The checklist includes:
What is speech and language?
Models of language development
Checklist 1 – signs and symptoms
Checklist 2 – possible behaviours and how to support
References and further reading

Transfer to Secondary School: Moving on Moving up – £5.00
The aim of this new pack from Afasic England is to help families and schools support pupils with speech, language and communication impairments as they transfer from primary to secondary education.
The pack is designed for all pupils and includes a Pupil Profile Form for children with additional learning needs including speech, language and communication needs.
The pack was first produced by the London Borough of Redbridge with the original pack receiving a national Leading Aspect Award for multi-agency working to promote positive links between parents and schools.

‘Watch Your Language’ – £17.00
A resource pack for staff working with young people 11+ in youth and leisure services. This pack will help to raise awareness of the nature and impact of speech, language and communication impairments, and how to support young people with these difficulties in youth and leisure settings. The pack includes a DVD, activity cards and case studies.

Including Young People with Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties in Secondary School – £12.50
A pack and CD including materials focussing on how to apply a range of activities in the classroom.

Creating Learning and Communication-Friendly Environments for Young People – 75p
10 tips for colleges, employers and agencies working with young people who have communication difficulties. Written by Maggie Johnson.

Afasic Abstract – £1.50 (free to members)
The Afasic Abstract brings accessible information about the latest developments in research and practice to professionals and may also be of interest to parents. It is published twice a year – you will receive the latest edition.

How to identify and support children with speech & language difficulties – £10.00
(Incorporates the Afasic Checklists for children aged 4-10)
A tool for mainstream primary teachers to help identify pupils with speech and language difficulties. (published by LDA)

Understanding Developmental Language Disorders
Edited by Courtney Frazier Norbury, J Bruce Tomblin and Dorothy V M Bishop
The chapters in this book, which arose from the 4th Afasic International Symposium, represent the cutting edge in research and practice in the field of developmental language disorders.
ISBN 978-1-84169-667-6
£22.50 (paperback) + P&P ORDER DIRECTLY FROM PSYCHOLOGY PRESS ONLY

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