Welcome to the information and resources website for the Speech and Language Sciences programmes
In SLS we want our research and teaching to be of direct relevance to clinical practice. One of the ways we do this is to ensure resources which arise out of our teaching and/or research are available to speech and language therapists.
The Newcastle University Aphasia Therapy Resources are based on extensive experience within the Tavistock Aphasia Centre based at Newcastle University. They draw on research into aphasia and aphasia therapy combined with the expert knowledge of a large group of specialist speech and language therapists. We are excited to be able to share some of the learning about aphasia therapy with the wider world and make these high quality resources available to all. Click here for the therapy resources
An audit checklist for exploring provision for relatives and carers of people with aphasia, in association with NETA. The checklist encapsulates recommendations in a functional format, enabling services to look at their care pathway, develop interventions, and monitor whether their provision is perceived by relatives as helpful. It is a flexible tool, that can be used selectively to explore relatives’ perceptions of service provision in the clinical situation, or in research. Click here for the Audit checklist
BEST is a theoretically motivated early language intervention (Building Early Sentences Therapy - BEST), which has been developed through partnership between academics and practitioners. BEST is for children aged between 3;0 years and 6;0 years who have yet to consistently produce three phrase spoken sentences such as “the man is eating an apple”. You can find the resources by clicking here.
