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Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service (BHISS) Language Support
Our team works with schools to help them provide language support for children with speech, language and communication including Developmental Language Disorder.
Examples of SLCN include difficulties with listening, understanding, and/or talking.
Our team:
gives advice, support and training to parents and staff, including how to make changes in the school or home environment to improve communication
gives advice about visual supports that can be used to improve language
models and supports language groups
can observe your child and then advise on specific strategies, at the SENCo’s request
supports parents and carers with coffee mornings and workshops, both online and in schools
can also offer individual support to families to enable the family to learn supportive strategies to support their child’s language development
provides training and workshops for parents, carers, and staff such as Makaton, which is a language programme that uses signs and symbols to help people communicate
Your child's SENCo will contact us if they need support from us.
Talk to your child's Special Educational Needs Coordinator or Speech and Language Therapist if you think your child, or family, needs support from BHISS.