Additional services targeted for children and young people

The Speech and Language Therapy Service for Children who are Deaf

The Speech and Language Therapy Service for Children who are Deaf

We are a small team of Specialist SLTs working with deaf children who live in Camden and Islington.
 
We support children with permanent deafness (both sensorineural hearing loss and permanent conductive hearing loss), including:
 
  • Pre-school aged deaf children (Birth - 5 years) and their families. We support children and families in their home and/or in nursery, working closely with the Advisory Teachers for Deaf Children.
  • Deaf children attending Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children in Camden ( aged 2 -11 years)
  • Deaf children attending Laycock Provision for Deaf Children in Islington (aged 3 – 11 years)
  • Outreach service. Deaf children attending mainstream schools are supported by the SLTs working in the mainstream schools teams. We are able to offer specialist advice and support to your regular therapist if required.

Useful Links and Organisations
 
Take a look at some of the useful groups and links for deaf children and families:

Local Drop ins / Stay and Play for Deaf Children

British Sign Language (BSL) for families and children
  • Signed Stories - Lots of great books to see in sign language and subtitles. You have to subscribe/buy the stories
  • BSL Zone - British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust, or BSLBT, is a TV Production Company that produce programmes for deaf people.  They produce a variety of programmes for deaf people on Freeview and satellite channels.  All programmes are also available online.
  • See Hear - Magazine for the deaf community highlighting the issues affecting the community.
  • BBC iPlayer (All signed programmes) - All signed BBC programmes currently listed on iPlayer.
  • Magic Hands - Magic Hands is a show for children translated entirely into British Sign Language (BSL).
  • Newsround - a fully signed version of newsround is available everyday.

Watch and learn BSL/BSL dictionary
  • With Signworld you can learn new BSL, work on your grammar, polish up your fingerspelling, test yourself and practice your signing.  Signworld offers a free lesson for an hour or two of fun learning, practicing, tests and games.  Click on the link  to start your free lesson.
  • British Sign Language Dictionary - Search and compare thousands of words and phrases in British Sign Language (BSL).

How to make a Referral
 
You can refer your child yourself, or your Teacher of the Deaf, hospital, or Health visitor can refer to us with your consent.
 
Please contact
Wendy Martin, Clinical Coordinator, Speech and Language Therapy for Children who are Deaf
Tel: 0207 391 7054 ( Tues, Weds, Thurs)
Last updated21 Dec 2023
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