This is a brand new web site and so there are only a few itmes to view and download at the moment. We will be adding new activities and resources as quickly as we can so please bear with us. We would really appreciate any ideas or comments that you have - please use the comment form below.
SPLINC is a collection of visual resources and activities that can be downloaded from this website and printed from your computer. Some resources are free and others can be downloaded for a small charge.
SPLINC is aimed at Speech and Language Therapists (SLT), Teachers and Teaching Assistants who are working with children in schools in England.
The resources and activities offered here are tailored to the National Curriculum and are designed to match particular Schemes of Work as described in the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) website. The Maths and Literacy resources are tailored to the National Strategies Primary Framework Strands. There are some activities that are applicable to children working in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
The activities can also be used by English speaking teachers and SLTs outside England.
The activites and resources are grouped firstly by Foundation Stage or National Curriculum subject. Each subject has it's own web page.
Within the subject web page the resources are grouped by the following Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) areas :-
For example, if you want to develop some vocabulary for use in maths, click on the colour coded Maths page and scroll down to the Vocabulary table. Alternatively, click on the colour coded SLT Objective to jump to that table.
Each page and table is colour coded for easy navigation.
You can also find you way to your chosen subject and speech therapy area using the table below which shows what resources are available.
Diane has twenty five years experience of working as a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT), many of those working with Children who have delayed language development and learning difficulties. In recent years she has supported children who have complex language difficulties in mainstream schools.
In recent years the philosophy and practice of Inclusion has lead to children with ever more complex language difficulties being educated in their local schools. At the same time it is often said that the language skills of children entering school are generally lower than in previous generations. This has lead to teachers having to address the development of spoken language skills more and more.
During the last few years Diane became aware that the therapy that she was asking school staff to deliver on a regular basis was often perceived as a burden, one more additional thing to be fitted into the busy school day. In addition, she was often questioned by teachers who were searching for ways to provide a meaningful curriculum for children who had language abilities that were significantly lower than the rest of the class.
As a result, Diane now prepares therapy plans that have an emphasis in the EArly Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and National Curriculum. This has led to the development of new resources and activities that are tailored to specific Schemes Of Work as laid out by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)and also the Strands as defined by the National Strategies Primary Framework. The intention is that these resources or activities are complimentary to the work already taking place in the classroom and therefore less onorous for the teaching staff to implelment.
SPLINC provides the same resources and activities for SLTs in a similar position to Diane.
The activities can be downloaded from this website to your own computer after a payment ( 
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Each activity comes with a set of instructions for using it with individual children or small groups in the classroom.
Other guidance notes are available under the appropriate section and are generally free of charge.
The resources are stored in a format (
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that can be read by Adobe Reader which is a free program available to anyone (click on this logo
to download this program). Once the files have been downloaded they can be printed from your computer onto plain A4 paper.
SPLINC provides visual, printed materials but it might be more appropriate to begin working on a topic using real materials wherever possible.
You can also use computer software such as Clicker 5 (produced by Crick Software) and SymWriter (from Widgit Software) to back up paper activities. It is valuable to give the child a mixture of paper activities, where they get the opportunity to move things around in real time, as well as practice on the computer.
Makaton signs and symbols can be used to reinforce the vocabulary, concepts or sentence structures being practiced. They provide the child with multi-sensory feedback and have the advantage of hanging around long after the spoken words have disappeared. This can really help pupils with language difficulties as they provide a reminder of what they are trying to understand and prepare a response to.
If you have any ideas for new speech and language therapy resources that you would like SPLINC to create please use the comment form below.
The following table will link you to the list of resources for your chosen national curriculum subject and speech and language therapy area.
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The following logos will connect you to the key web sites which we have used to guide the development of our material.
The following logos will connect you to organisations who might be able to help you with speech and language development issues for children under your care.
Other links
Contact SPLINC using this form or send an email to info@splinc.co.uk .
Diane is happy to reply to queries and provide general guidance on the use of these materials. However, she cannot give out recommendations for individual children. You need to refer to your local SLT for individual therapy advice.
Please note that there are some guidance notes available via the Misc. page.
Before ordering any of the resources from this website please read our terms and conditions.
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