Free Language & Speech Resources

Afasic is a charity which supports parents and carers of children with speech and language impairments. They provide helpful free resources and publications.

I CAN is a long established charity providing Educator training and supporting children with speech, language and communication difficulties.

The National Literacy Trust is a UK charity that transforms lives through literacy. They campaign to improve public understanding of the importance of literacy.

The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)Professional body of and for Speech and Language Therapists in the UK and Northern Ireland.

Makaton is a language programme using signs and symbols to help people communicate.

Hanen Providing parents and Speech and Language Therapists with programmes, workshops & resources for early childhood language, literacy development and language delays.

Talking Point is a website about children’s speech, language and communication. Also for parents and professionals who work with children and young people.

The Communication Trust A collaboration of charities who are raising awareness, providing information, influencing policy and promoting best practice for children.

The Dyspraxia Foundation Supports individuals and families affected by developmental dyspraxia through books, suggestions, newsletters and support groups.

Stamma is a helpful organisation providing useful information and support on stammering.

CICS is an independent, voluntary group run by parents whose children have cochlear implants to help others whose children already have implants and those who are considering cochlear implantation for their child whether unilateral, simultaneous or sequential bilateral.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is a British charity dedicated to providing support, information and advice for deaf children and young people, their families and professionals working with them.

IPSEA offers free and independent legally based information, advice and support to help get the right education for children and young people with all kinds of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). We also provide training on the SEND legal framework to parents and carers, professionals and other organisations.

Articulation Station: Fun little app providing a range of colourful, engaging pictures for motivating and stimulating children who are working on developing their speech sounds. Ideal for practicing at home.

100 Words for Babies & Toddlers: Perfect for introducing your child to new words. This is a speech and vocabulary learning game for pre-school aged children between 6 months and 4 years old. Colourful animations keep little ones entertained.

Splingo’s Language Universe: Reviewed in the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Bulletin magazine; 4 Star Rating “This app is a fun, interactive way of working on comprehension language targets”. Can be used with children aged 6 to 11 with auditory memory and semantic difficulties.

ABC Alphabet Phonics: ABC Alphabet Phonics is a simple, colourful app. It is good for helping children who are struggling with letter name identification practice. Pictures and sounds can be personalised too!

Baby Sign & Learn: Help your baby communicate by teaching him/her baby sign language. The Baby Sign and Learn animated characters make learning to sign with your baby or toddler lots of fun.

iTouch iLearn Words Speech & Language Skills: There’s lots of educational content within this app. Children can complete different lessons and games in order to learn different words and songs. The app is easy enough for little ones to use.

Speech With Milo: Sequencing: We really like this app, it’s so effective. Learning to recognise sequences is one thing, but figuring out how to arrange them into stories is another. Combines familiar sequencing exercises with fun animations to help your little ones get their imagination in order.

Speech with Milo: Prepositions Speech with Milo: Prepositions was created as a fun and entertaining speech therapy tool for children. Milo is ideal for parents wanting to teach their children key language skills. It can be used for toddlers and pre-schoolers, as well as children with language delays.

Super Duper Apps: Super Duper have designed a number of free apps for educating and helping children across all aspects of speech, language and communication development. Have a look, there’s lot’s to choose from!