This free emotional literacy resource helps deaf children understand, recognise and express feelings and emotions in ways that are meaningful and accessible to them. Many deaf children and children with communication difficulties can find it hard to explain how they feel, understand other people’s emotions or develop the emotional vocabulary needed for everyday situations. This resource offers practical support to help children build confidence in communicating emotions, developing relationships and understanding behaviour.
Designed for parents, carers, teachers, teaching assistants, social workers and SEND professionals, the resource supports emotional wellbeing, communication skills and social development both at home and in educational settings. It can be used to encourage conversations about feelings, support emotional regulation and help children develop positive coping skills and self-awareness.
The resource includes emotion vocabulary, visual support, communication ideas and activities that help children recognise different feelings such as happiness, sadness, worry, anger, excitement and frustration. It also supports children to understand body language, social situations and the link between emotions, behaviour and communication.
Suitable for deaf children, children with hearing loss and children with additional communication or learning needs, this resource can support emotional literacy, mental wellbeing, behaviour support, social and emotional learning, language development and relationship building. It is useful for schools, family support services, early help teams and professionals working with SEND and inclusion needs.
