Language Support - Communication Interaction Team
The Council's Communication Interaction Team provides language support to children and young people aged four to 19 years.
Contacts details
26 West Hoe Road
PL1 3BJ
How we can help you
- advice, support and training to your child's school
- assessment of your child's needs within their school setting
- strategies and resources
- support to help your child's school cater for your child's needs
- support with transition at all key stages
We cannot provide support if:
- speech (clarity/articulation) is the main concern; please seek advice from a Speech and Language Therapist (SALT)
- receptive and expressive language skills are within average ranges, as identified by a Speech and Language Therapist
- primary needs are literacy
How to request support
To access our services you'll need to make a referral through the Early Help and SEND Advice Service and contact your school's SEN Co-Coordinator (SENCO) to discuss a referral.
Email AccessEarlyHelp@plymouth.gov.uk, call 01752 668000 or fill in both forms below.
Request for involvement form (Word doc) [113KB]
Speech and Language Communication Needs Checklist (Word doc) [169KB]
Return completed forms to Early Help and SEND Advice Service, Ballard House, West Hoe Road, Plymouth, PL1 3BJ.
We might not accept your request if there's insufficient evidence of your child's language needs.
Language resources
Parents and carers
- Transition from early years to school [PDF, 296KB]
- Transition from primary school to secondary school [PDF, 298KB]
Professionals and settings
- Graduated Approach (PDF) [140KB]
- Developmental Language Disorder (PDF) [131KB]
- Learn more about DLD, access resources and find out how to raise awareness
- Activities to develop attention on and listening skills [PDF, 517KB]
- Colourful semantics early years ideas [PDF, 340KB]
- Colourful semantics secondary some ideas [PDF, 733KB]
- Curriculum vocabulary [PDF, 623KB]
- Speech, language and communication advice [PDF, 102KB]
- Receptive language [PDF, 260KB]
- Communication [PDF, 486KB]
- Expressive language [PDF, 949KB]
- The Communication Trust Catalogue [PDF, 3MB]
- Round Robin [PDF, 91KB]
- SLCN Specialist [PDF, 208KB]
- SLCN Targeted [PDF, 186KB]
- SLCN Universal [PDF, 152KB]
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- 5 to 11 years old
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- Learning disabilities
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