Helena Watford - Independent Speech and Language Therapist

I’m Helena- an Independent Speech and Language Therapist working in your child’s primary school. I thoroughly enjoy working with children and their families to support the development of their speech, language and communication. I take pride in providing quality and evidence-based intervention that is personal to the needs of each individual child. I believe in making therapy sessions fun and rewarding so that intervention can have the greatest impact

Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) It is estimated that approximately 10% of children and young people have ongoing speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) which create barriers to communication or learning in everyday life. SLCN includes difficulties in one or more of the following areas: - Attention and listening - Comprehension - Expression - Speech sounds - Social Interaction - Stammering A child’s speech, language and communication skills can impact on their learning, confidence to communicate and overall wellbeing. To ensure each child can reach their full potential, Speech and Language Therapists take a holistic approach to intervention and always endeavour to work collaboratively with parents, educators and other professionals supporting the child. Useful links: - Speech and Language UK: Home - Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives - National Literacy Trust: Primary | National Literacy Trust - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists-Home | RCSL