10 weeks · 7 sessions · Online / in-person
Speech and Language Development
For language delay or DLD, a speech and language therapist coaches you online to build your child's language into daily home life over 10 weeks, with seven 45-minute 1:1 sessions and deliberate practice weeks. Any agreed direct child therapy happens in person at home.
- 7 sessions of 1:1 time (5h 15m)
- Booked at your own pace
- Save £140 on booking the sessions separately
- Switch specialist anytime
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This programme includes
Language assessment, goals and NHS referral
- Map your child's language profile and check their NHS referral status
- Clear goals alongside NHS speech and language therapy
Modelling and language expansion
- Practise modelling and expanding on what your child says
- Techniques for building on their language at home
Vocabulary building in everyday routines
- Build vocabulary routines around your child's everyday life
- Practical ways to bring new words into daily routines
Narrative skills and story structure
- Practise narrative skills with your older child
- Ways to help your child shape clearer stories
Progress review and target adjustment
- Review your child's progress and adjust their language targets
- Updated targets that reflect what you are noticing
SENCO liaison and shared targets
- Prepare liaison notes for your child's school SENCO
- Shared language targets for home and school
Outcome review and forward plan
- Review progress across the programme and compare it with earlier sessions
- Adjusted targets and practical next steps
The research behind it
Speech and Language Development is informed by the research behind parent-implemented language intervention, including the Roberts and Kaiser meta-analysis, which found language gains when parents were coached to change how they talked with their child. It is guidance for parents coached by a speech and language therapist, not diagnosis or treatment, and sits alongside NHS speech and language therapy rather than replacing it.
How we'll know it worked
You see your child's baseline language sample from session 1 beside a new sample from the final session, with a written summary to keep. Success looks like target words and sentence structures appearing in daily life, with school noticing the difference too.
- Two or three goals in your own words, scored from 0 to 10 in session 1 and again at the midpoint and end. A move of 3 or more points is the standard CAMHS benchmark for meaningful change.
- A weekly checklist of the target words and sentence structures your child used.
- A language sample taken before and after, compared side by side.
- A note from the school SENCO on whether school notices a difference.
Is this for me?
Your child uses fewer words than their peers, their sentences are hard to follow, or instructions do not seem to land.
You want to start helping now, with online parent coaching and any agreed direct child therapy in person at home.
Nursery, school or an NHS assessment has identified language delay or DLD, but you are unsure what to do at home.
You need support for a language delay or DLD profile, rather than autism-specific early communication.
You are waiting for NHS speech and language therapy, or appointments are too far apart to build momentum.
You want structured help alongside NHS support, with your referral checked in session 1 and made if it is missing.
Just want one 45-minute online conversation for £80 first? Speech & language support fits better.
No waiting lists, specialists on-demand
HCPC verified4.9Dr Helen Marsh
Educational Psychologist
Helps families understand assessments and build a clear plan, without the jargon.
RCSLT verified5.0Mei Chen
Speech & Language Therapist
Gentle, play-based sessions that build confidence and communication at home.
HCPC verified4.8Sophie Bennett
Occupational Therapist
Practical sensory and motor strategies that fit into real, busy family routines.
Ready when you are
A programme of 1:1 video sessions with a vetted UK specialist, with the same continuity throughout.
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Vetted before they ever meet your child
Enhanced DBS, qualifications verified against the awarding body, identity confirmed in person.
This is specialist guidance for parents, not diagnosis or treatment. Session 1 always screens for anything that needs your GP, NHS or CAMHS first, and we tell you straight away if it does.
Common questions
Who comes to the sessions, and are they online?
The coaching sessions are online and just for you, although partners and other carers are welcome. If the plan agreed in session 1 includes direct therapy with your child, those sessions happen in person at your home while your parent sessions stay online.
What if it does not work?
No outcome is guaranteed, and the final session says plainly if the goals have not been met. Your therapist will route you to a different programme or specialist if the original plan was not the right fit, offer a discounted top-up block if more time is needed, or give you a written referral summary for the GP or NHS if the need is clinical.
Does this replace NHS speech and language therapy?
No, it sits alongside NHS speech and language therapy, not instead of it. Session 1 checks your referral status, makes a referral if one is missing, and routes any red flags to the GP or NHS.
Is this suitable for older children?
Yes. The therapist matches the work to your child's age, with storytelling, retelling and sequencing for older children, or target language through play and shared books for younger children.
How is this different from Early Communication Coaching?
Speech and Language Development is for language delay and DLD profiles. Early Communication Coaching is the early communication programme for autistic and late-talking children. Both provide specialist guidance for parents, not diagnosis or treatment.
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