The Communication Cookbook is a resource book/DVD of activities to support children's language and communication. It focuses on five essential ingredients that support children's communication skills, and contains simple recipes to help parents and teachers to develop these in skills in children aged four to six; 1, Attention and Listening 2, Vocabulary 3, Building Sentences 4, Story Telling and 5, Conversations. The resource available here features some key words to explore the 'house and garden', a set of simple flashcards which are used for discussion and language development.

This free A3 poster is folded into a leaflet format and can be placed in a dispenser or featured on the wall. This informative poster is designed for reading material in waiting rooms etc. and clearly maps out children’s communication development from birth to five years of age. It is aimed at parents and particularly suitable for display in a children’s centre or GP surgery . At each year, three characteristics of developing communication are listed highlighting how to follow the progress of children’s speech, language and communication development. Find out more here... http://icancharity.org.uk/resources/first-words-poster

The Communication Cookbook is a resource book/DVD of activities to support children's language and communication. It focuses on five essential ingredients that support children's communication skills, and contains simple recipes to help parents and teachers to develop these in skills in children aged four to six; 1, Attention and Listening 2, Vocabulary 3, Building Sentences 4, Story Telling and 5, Conversations. The resource available here features some 'simple activities' flashcards which are used for discussion and language development.

Talk Together is a simple 8 page illustrated booklet which explains to parents the importance of language and the key milestones in a child's speech and language development. It also explains how to support children's language development and what to do if the parent thinks there is a problem. To find out more please visit the I CAN shop at http://icancharity.org.uk/resources/talk-together

A lovely example of I CANs 'Toddler Talk&' activity cards. Use this card with a toddler to help them develop their skills in &';attention and listening.' The card provides a beautifully illustrated picture, lovely shared activities and resource ideas. See more at: https://shop.ican.org.uk/toddlertalk

Developed in an easy-to-use format, useful checklist contains key information about speech, language and communication development from birth to five years. It can be used when faced with concerned parents, or to cross-reference questions raised during appointments. Find out more by visiting http://icancharity.org.uk/resources/gp-checklist

This Race against Time activity is from The Communication Triathlon. The activity will help children to develop their listening and analysis skills and extend the use of descriptive vocabulary, supporting work done in literacy.

A lovely example of I CANs ‘Chatting with Children’ activity cards. Use this card with a young child to help them develop their skills in ‘talking socially.' The card provides a beautifully illustrated picture, lovely shared activities and resource ideas.

This poster is designed to help teachers to understand young people's speech and language development from 11-18 years and supports them in identifying children who may have speech, language and communication needs. Jointly produced with The Communication Trust, the poster has been available to order since 1st April 2011. You can download a copy of the poster here (please note it is an A2 sized poster, so if printing please select to print on the largest sized paper available to you.) Find out more at https://shop.ican.org.uk/secondaryposter

The transition from primary to secondary school can be a very challenging time for a child. The I CAN ‘Moving On!’ Activity Pack supports children to feel secure by understanding their new environment and changes to routine. Each pack contains a set of passport reminder cards for children to complete and a card wallet to keep them safe. This activity is designed to help children plan their school journey, it can help them to remember what time school starts and how long the journey will take, as well as giving many other helpful tips. Find out more here https://shop.ican.org.uk/MovingOn

Talking Strategies KS2 supports spoken language in the primary years 3-6. It provides teachers and teaching assistants with strategies for improving communication skills in the primary classroom within different curriculum areas. The complete Talking Strategies guide explores 12 strategies for improving communication skills in the classroom, each with a practical example of how it works across different subjects and top tips. The strategies include a guide to ‘Good Listening Skills’ which is available to download here. To find out more visit https://shop.ican.org.uk/talkingstrategies

This poster is designed to help teachers to understand children's speech and language development from 4-11 years and supports them in identifying children who may have speech, language and communication needs. This poster has been jointly produced by The Communication Trust and I CAN- The Children's Communication Charity. Find our more here... https://shop.ican.org.uk/primaryposter

Explore the world of Jake and Tizzy in a series of story books produced by I CAN, the children’s communication charity. The books are a fun way to support language development at pre-school age, helping children to develop skills ready to start primary school. In the Jake and Tizzy stories- Book 2: 'The Ice Lolly' 3 year old Jake uses his very best listening skills at nursery in circle time – but forgets them when he’s playing outside and nearly misses out on something really important! The Jake and Tizzy stories will be used as an integral part of the Early Talk Boost language intervention launching in September but are also available to purchase separately as a set of accessible stories to share with young children. Visit the Jake and Tizzy section of the I CAN shop to find out more... http://www.icancharity.org.uk/resources

The Communication Cookbook is a resource book of activities to support children's language and communication. It focuses on five essential ingredients that support children's communication skills, and contains simple recipes to help parents and teachers to develop these in skills in children aged four to six. You can download some flashcards here for free about food and drink. Find out more at the I CAN shop... http://icancharity.org.uk/resources/communication-cookbook

Explore the world of Jake and Tizzy in a series of story books produced by I CAN, the children’s communication charity. The books are based on everyday familiar situations and routines so that young children can relate them to their own experiences. The Jake & Tizzy books are also a fun way to support language development at pre-school age, helping children to develop skills ready to start primary school. There are 8 beautifully illustrated books in the collection for parents, carers and childminders supporting pre-schoolers with language development. The Jake and Tizzy stories will be used as an integral part of the Early Talk Boost language intervention launching in September but are available to purchase separately from the end of July as a set of accessible stories to share with young children. Visit the Jake and Tizzy section of the I CAN shop to find out more http://www.icancharity.org.uk/jakeandtizzy

Early Talk Boost is a targeted intervention aimed at 3-4 year old children with delayed language development helping to boost their language skills to help narrow the gap between them and their peers. Our initial findings show that after Early Talk Boost, children make statistically significant progress in their early language. On average they make 6 months progress after a nine week intervention helping them to catch up with other children their age. This is twice the amount of progress of children not having the intervention. The intervention is delivered 3 times per week during circle/story time by a trained early years practitioner to a group of up to 8 children over a 9 week period. The intervention is supported by an initial training package and includes an Early Talk Boost Tracker to help identify appropriate children for the intervention and to measure their progress. The intervention also includes a workshop for parents/carers to enable them to develop children’s communication and language skills at home. For more information, visit http://www.ican.org.uk/ICAN-Training/Early/Early-Talk-Boost.aspx or call 0207 843 2515.

Talk Boost KS1 is a targeted and evidence-based intervention programme, which supports language delayed children in Reception and Key Stage One (KS1) to make progress with their language and communication skills. The programme is delivered in primary schools by classroom teachers and assistants and provides a structured programme that accelerates children’s progress in language and communication by an average of 18 months after a ten week intervention. Since launch over 40,000 children have benefited from the programme. Talk Boost is aimed at 4-7 year olds with delayed speech, language and communication. These children often have difficulties with reading, writing, and spelling and are more likely to have behavioural issues. Children who are identified with delayed language by using the Progression Tool will attend three Talk Boost sessions per week in small groups, each lasting 30-40 minutes. Each session is run by a Talk Boost trained teaching assistant who understands the importance of the different components of language and how they are introduced and practised throughout the 10 weeks. In addition to this the teacher will run a weekly whole-class activity and there are activities that can be practiced at home. For more information visit http://www.ican.org.uk/ICAN-Training/Primary/Talk%20Boost.aspx or call 0207 843 2515 or email talkboostks1@ican.org.uk

Early Talk is I CAN's highly successful training and accreditation programme aimed at the early years workforce in partnership with parents to support the communication needs of children from birth to age 5. The Early Talk 0-5 training programme has been independently evaluated as enhancing the learning environment for all children, with a long-term positive impact on staff and practice. Early Talk 0–5 years provides a suite of four training modules (Supporting Communication and Language, Enhancing Communication and Language, Working With Under 3s and Working With Parents), that enables you to support all young children's communication skills through a range of strategies and techniques. Every element of Early Talk 0-5 years will contribute to your Level 3 Children and Young People's Workforce Diploma, or the Continued Professional Development Award in Speech, Language and Communication. To find out more visit http://www.ican.org.uk/ICAN-Training/Early/Early%20Talk%200-5.aspx or call 0207 843 2515.

Explore the world of Jake and Tizzy in a series of story books produced by I CAN, the children’s communication charity. The books are a fun way to support language development at pre-school age, helping children to develop skills ready to start primary school. In the Jake and Tizzy stories- Book 4: ‘Jake is Big and Tizzy is Little,’ 3 year old Jake and his friend Tizzy learn all about size. They learn about ‘big and little’ and have a fantastic time looking for all the little and big things in Grandma and Grandad’s garden. They even plant some little seeds and get such a nice surprise when it grows into something BIG! The Jake and Tizzy stories will be used as an integral part of the Early Talk Boost language intervention launching in September but are also available to purchase separately as a set of accessible stories to share with young children. Visit the Jake and Tizzy section of the I CAN shop to find out more... www.icancharity.org.uk/resources