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

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.

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

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 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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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 1: 'Hello' we meet 3 year old Jake his very best friend Tizzy the Tiger. 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

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 7: ‘Jake and Tizzy Help Out’ Jake and Tizzy are stuck indoors when it starts raining. Mum has a good idea- they can help her around the house! Jake and Tizzy follow Mum’s instructions to help with the washing up which starts off very well – that is, until they get a bit carried away with the bubbles... 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

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 8: ‘The Birthday,’ 3 year old Jake is very excited to celebrate something at nursery – his fourth birthday! He is also looking forward to his party; he plays games and has party food and his very favourite thing is his birthday cake... Mum has made one in the shape of a football! 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

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

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 5: ‘Jake is Busy,’ Jake is so busy at nursery – he’s running, painting, eating, kicking footballs and more! A super book for helping small children get to grips with verbs. 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

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 6: ‘Hide and Seek’ Jake and Tizzy have a great time playing hide and seek at home. A beautifully illustrated and entertaining book to help small children get to grips with prepositions... ‘in, on, under etc’ 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

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 3: ‘Jake & Tizzy Go Shopping,’ Jake and Tizzy have a great time shopping with Mum. Mum uses different words to describe things to Jake and introduces the concept of ‘more’ to help him choose the right amount of tomatoes... Even Tizzy is helping! 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