Chatterjacks

Stephen uses#makaton to communicate and today he wants to wish you #HappyValentinesDay in his own special way 💕💕💕#hospicecare #iloveyou #SpreadTheLove

Silence is golden! How a speech-hearing impaired couple got married using #signlanguage! All the wedding rituals were held in sign language. #IcommunicationP #SpeakUp4CommRights thenewsminute.com/article/silenc…

Tell children that they are worthy

What is “normal”? It is one of the most difficult concepts in our society. It is talked about all the time. We compare ourselves and others to it constantly. Many of us bend over backwards to try to be it. But, what exactly is it? #IcommunicationP aaciswhereitsat.com/being-differen…

#ValentinesDay isnt just for showing love to partners. Today is a great day to talk about feelings and share all those different #vocabulary words that we use to express how we feel ♥️♥️♥️

Happy #valentinesday to all my chatterjacks xx love jack

“Why I love Lego therapy. A love letter from a speech and language therapist.” #IcommunicationP #slpeeps irisspeaks.com/why-i-love-leg…

About that giraffe doing a masako… An open letter regarding the evidence base of speech language pathology #masako #evidencebased slpinsights.com/blogs/news/abo…

Top Tip Tuesday! For older children encourage spotting punctuation in written texts to aid fluency. Actively breathing and pausing when there is a comma or full stop can increase their flow... For more advice get in touch x

Happy Weekend Everyone!!! Hope you have lots of lovely things planned with your special little someones...

Top Tip Tuesday! Following on from our fluency support month, keep in mind the power of the pause! A brief pause can help special little people catch up with what is being said show them it's okay to take a break!

This week we our Chatterjacks sessions continue to focus on those people who help us! We all remember a favorite teacher who impacted on our lives.... #chatterjacks #peoplewhohelpus #talkingisourbusiness

It's National Hug Day!! Sending big hugs to your special little people.... #ahugaday #cuddles #bighugs #nationalhugday #talkingisourbusiness #chatterjacks

We couldn't agree more! Have fun with your special little someone this weekend!!

We couldn't agree more!!! Happy Winnie the Pooh Day!

Top Tip Tuesday! Slow down your rate of speech and this naturally encourages your special little someone to slow down too and allows more thinking time! Want to know more? Get in touch x

Morning! This week we continue our helping theme. Everyone say "Ahhhhh" :-)

We made it!!!! Congratulations on a first week back! Happy Weekend Everyone....

Top Tip Tuesday Returns!! This month we are focusing on fluency... If you have seen this in your special little someone the best tip is to listen to what they are saying, not how they are saying it! Please like and follow our page for more advice and tips

This week is all about people who help us, starting with this little guy.... Jack and Jen are looking forward to seeing you all again!