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KiddiComm Speech and Language Therapy Service aims to enable all children and young people to achieve positive outcomes through the development of their speech, language and communication skills.
KiddiComm works closely with the team around the child or young person to ensure that everyone involved understands how to support speech, language and communication and can enable progress to be made.
Everything we do is focused on
your child’s well-being
KiddiComm was founded in 2015 by Natalie Smalling, Speech and Language Therapist.
The therapists at KiddiComm have the following qualifications:
KiddiComm therapists have extensive experience working both in the NHS and independently. They have worked in a range of settings including specialist resource bases, mainstream and special schools and community clinics.
All KiddiComm therapists show a passion for what they do and will commit to offering an effective evidence-based service suitable for each individual child / organisation they work with.
parents
Kiddicomm provides a range of services to meet you and your child’s specific needs.
Initial Assessment, with/without report
An assessment of your child’s speech, language and communication needs. This will include:
- A parental case history
- Detailed assessment using both formal and informal assessment methods
- Verbal feedback on results of the assessment findings
- Recommendations
Standard Therapy Sessions
Sessions tailored to meet your child’s speech, language and communication needs. Sessions will include working with you and your child to develop their skills.
Targets will be agreed with you before starting the block and resources will be provided for carryover at home.
Nursery/School Observation Visit
These will be scheduled with parental consent and school agreement.
Visits can be used as opportunities to observe your child in their education environment as well as to gain information on social interaction and their ability to access to the curriculum.
Review assessment with report
One-off appointments to review the progress of your child. This will include a report.
Attendance at meetings
These will be scheduled with parental consent and school agreement. The speech and language therapist will be able to contribute to meetings relating to your child’s needs in person and/or by providing a report.
Schools
At KiddiComm we specialise in providing a range of services to schools nationally.
The service provided is tailored to the specific requirements of the school and can comprise a combination of the following:
- Assessments
- 1:1 therapy
- Paired and/or group therapy
- Whole class support
- Curriculum differentiation
- Training
- Attendance at meetings
Your school can commission KiddiComm to provide speech and language therapy from half a day per week to 5 days per week. KiddiComm offers the opportunities for flexible packages of care depending on your needs and budget.
All therapists have an up-to-date DBS, are trained in Safeguarding Child Protection Procedures and receive regular clinical supervision and Continued Professional Development.
Training
| Training Course | Further Information | Target Audience |
|---|---|---|
| ICAN Talk Boost | Talk Boost is a structured and robustly evidenced programme that can boost a child’s communication by an average of 18 months after ten weeks of intervention. Some primary schools tell us this could help more than half their learners. For the first time ever, Ofsted will be judging standards in communication and focusing on how schools narrow the gap between children with the lowest and highest attainment. Talk Boost can help schools meet these standards. | SENCOs, Teachers, LSAs (all) |
| Executive Functioning Skills | NB: Can be tailored to the specific requirements of your organisation Training around the skills that enable us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and juggle multiple tasks successfully. Supporting students to become more independent learners. | SENCOs, Teachers, LSAs (all) |
| Lego Therapy | Lego Therapy is a fun, motivating, structured group that supports a range of language and communication skills for KS1, 2 and 3 through the use of Lego. This training session covers: • What is Lego Therapy? • Why does it work? • How to run the group | SENCOs, Teachers, LSAs (all) |
| Introduction to Speech, Language and Communication | This training will explore: • Speech, language and communication development • Speech, language and communication difficulties • Strategies and activities to support children with SLCN | SENCOs, Teachers, LSAs (all) |
| Introduction to Speech difficulties (including Dyspraxia) | Training aiming to: • Develop individuals understanding of the development of speech, • Develop understanding of different types of speech sound difficulties and the impact of speech sound difficulties • Provide strategies to support children with speech sound difficulties within the classroom. | SENCOs, Teachers, LSAs (all) |
| Introduction to Stammering Workshop | This training will explore: • The risk factors associated with stammering • The impact of stammering on children and families • Strategies to support children who stammer • The impact of stammering on children and families • Strategies to support children who stammer | SENCOs, Teachers, LSAs |
| Bilingualism: Supporting the language skills of children developing more than one language | This training will explore: • How children acquire more than one language • How to understand the difference between children with EAL and children who have speech, language or communication needs • How to effectively support these children's language and communication | SENCOs, Teachers, LSAs (all) |
| Supporting Children with Social Communication Difficulties | NB: Can be tailored to the specific requirements of your organisation This training aims to develop practitioners' understanding of ASD and social communication, as well as: • Providing practical strategies on how to effectively support these children • Linking social communication targets into curriculum activities • Supporting children with challenging behaviours | SENCOs, Teachers, LSAs (all) |
| Supporting Children with Speaking Anxiety in School | Part 1: Understanding the condition and creating the right environment Part 2: Specific approaches to promoting speaking confidence | SENCOs, Teachers, LSAs (all) |
| Supporting Children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) | This training will explore: • What is SLI • The Impact of SLI • Differentiation of 'wh' questions (blank levels) • How to support Vocabulary development (Word aware) • Introduction to colourful semantics • Differentiating Learning objectives | SENCOs, Teachers, LSAs (all) |
| Supporting Talking at Home | This workshop will focus on how children's communication develops and will provide parents with a range of strategies to support their child's language and communication at home. | Parents of children from nursery to year 6 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Kiddicomm provides a range of services to meet you and your child’s specific needs.
How will Speech and Language Therapy with KiddiComm benefit my child?
Speech and Language Therapists at KiddiComm have specialist skills in all aspects of communication development. They will advise on the best ways to support your child. KiddiComm’s input may include:
- Direct work between a child and Speech and Language Therapist; in school, at home or in a Health Care Centre, including assessment and management.
- Direct work with parents to develop an understanding of their child’s needs and what they can do to help.
- Support with a programme of work for school/nursery to conduct.
- Training courses for parents/carers and/or school to attend to increase understanding and management of specific difficulties.
How many times will my child need to see a therapist?
This will depend on the child, their individual need and their response to input. Some children may be discharged following an assessment and others may be offered a block or blocks of therapy until the best outcome is reached. This will always be discussed with the parent/carer and/or school throughout the process. Typically sessions will last between 30-45 minutes, of which, sometime will be spent discussing the child’s progress and next steps.
How much do sessions cost?
Please contact us: hello@kiddicomm.co.uk
How will KiddiComm therapists liaise with NHS therapists?
Many children we work with will have an NHS speech and language therapist (SLT) as well as a KiddiComm SLT. With parent / carer consent we will share information with NHS therapists through regular telephone / email contact, sharing of written reports and targets and where appropriate through joint sessions.
Are KiddiComm therapists suitably qualified and do they have an in date DBS?
All therapists will have the correct qualifications to practice under KiddiComm. KiddiComm also ensures that all therapists have an in date DBS certificate (previously known as a CRB).
parent reviews
Testimonials from Parents and Guardians
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We asked Alison to do a six week block with our daughter Ellie and having tried a number of speech and language therapists through ASLTIP, my husband and I were sceptical at giving someone else another go. Not only was Alison punctual and professional but she understood all of our concerns and set us up with a number of activities that we could do with Ellie at home.
West Kensington
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Lina and I had been saying we really needed to get in touch with you to say thank you for all your help with Alexander. When we asked him to do something he didn’t want to do we would get a short “no". However now it has been “sorry mummy / daddy, but I’m very busy at the moment so maybe later”. He also gave a dinosaur your name (having a dinosaur named after you is I think the highest honour in his world), So-thank you - both for your help, and also the way in which you did it which left him thinking of you as a friend who came to play with him rather than ever feeling pressured.
Marble Arch
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Natalie has been an amazing support since Lily was diagnosed with SLI. We have seen Lily’s confidence and speech grow and develop enormously and we are extremely grateful for her help. Natalie was supportive, extremely professional and reliable and Lily (and all of us) felt in very safe hands. We look forward to Natalie working with us again soon.
Camberwell
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