AOIS additional resources
| Stories with symbols |  |
What is Stories with Symbols?
We make free, high quality videos designed to:
- spark interest in books and book sharing
- support comprehension
- help children learn new words and ideas
Who is it for?
- children with speech, language and communication needs
- children with other special educational needs
- speech and language therapists
- schools and teachers
- parents and carers
- children learning English as an additional language (EAL)
- young children with no additional needs
| Listening Books |  |
An audiobook lending charity for those that find their illness, mental health, physical or learning disability affects their ability to read the printed word or hold a book.
At just £20 for a year’s online membership, you can have access to a vast collection of audiobooks, available 24 hours a day. Members can download and listen to books on the go using an app or stream them online through the website. Members can also receive access to thousands of newspapers and magazines from all over the world through
| Using Widgit and symbol languages |  |
Widgit and symbol-supported languages are used predominantly by people with learning disabilities.
This link to information from the Sensory Trust is a useful starting point to using these resources.
| Useful Websites |
https://www.gympanzees.org/our-services/online-resource-hub
https://www.pookyknightsmith.com/podcast-how-to-get-to-the-heart-of-your-childs-issues/
http://www.pookyknightsmith.com/
Creating Sensory Accessibility - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nus0l71Mkvk
Second edition of the Teacher Handbook: SEND – a DfE funded reference book designed to improve the educational experience of children and young people by helping education practitioners put inclusion at the heart of their practice.
Do you know about FIRST?...
Family Intervention Resources and Support Team (FIRST) - supporting families with sleep and behavioural issues - run by Wokingham Borough Council
The aim of the Family Intervention, Resources and Support Team (FIRST) is to provide information, workshops and training around sleep, anxiety and behaviour. The team comprises of two qualified Sleep Practitioners, one Behaviour Practitioner (trained in advanced Team Teach) and one Family Support Worker, who can help families with implementing the strategies where this is required.
Anyone in Wokingham Borough who is supporting a child with a disability and has an interest in sleep hygiene or behaviour management is welcome to attend
Self Referral is possible.
Please see their webpages for more information.
