Children Who Have A Speech or Language Delay

Yethers Story 
Mum's Story - Child overcomes speech delay with Green Bean Collection
Yether was 2.5 years old when he was diagnosed with a speech delay. His mother, Ehi, was heartbroken to see her son struggling with his communication. When she discovered the Green Bean Collection®, they began a journey over the next 2.5 years which completely transformed Yether’s communication skills. Yether is now 5 years old and you would never guess that he had ever struggled with his speech. Ehi credits the Green Bean Collection® books with enabling Yether to overcome his speech delay, helping develop his vocabulary, understanding, and confidence in all aspects of communication.

Learning with Green Bean™
A recent report by the BBC shows that the number of five to six year olds requiring speech and language support at school has increased by 10% in England over the past year. This increase is significantly greater than previous years and one of the main reasons for this has been children having reduced social interaction due to the COVID-19 lockdowns.

One of our core missions is to improve children’s reading, writing, and communication skills with early intervention, helping prepare them for formal education. Throughout the lockdowns, Green Bean Studios® provided families with free learning resources to support children’s ongoing education and social/emotional development whilst they were off school and unable to socialise with their peers.

Can books support children who have a speech or language delay?
Yes! Books are a great way to support children who have a speech or language delay. Reading out loud to your child helps to stimulate their brains, helping them to learn language and speech skills. Board books with bold, colourful illustrations and simple yet engaging words, such as Green Bean’s Colours, Green Bean’s Shapes, and Green Bean’s Numbers, are ideal for building a solid learning foundation for young children to develop their language and speech skills on.

Can play support children who have a speech or language delay?
Play is essential for children’s learning and development – it is their form of ‘work’, helping them to grow and acquire new skills. We have specially designed our range of educational eco-friendly toys to be played with alongside reading our books to help children develop speech and language skills. Our toys encourage role play, giving children the opportunity to act out the stories within the books and enabling them to practise communication skills with other children and adults.

What is speech delay