We are......

A family of four living in Derby England. My daughter Beth was born in 1994 and my son Ed was born in 1996. 
Before this I worked as a science teacher in secondary school.

I am now working as a freelance web site designer. You can find links to some of the web sites I have designed below. (these off site links open in a new window)

• veedesign - web design in Derby, East Midlands UK
• http://sponweb.blogspot.com/ - my blog, SEO, affiliate marketing, web tips
• London Cosmetic Dentist - One Harley Street London - specialises in tooth whitening dental impants and cosmetic dentistry.
• Bank House Dental Centre - Buckinghamshire implant dentist
• 90 Harley Street - Harley Street Dentist
• Medi-Clinique International UK Ltd Specialists in Medical Tourism
• Zero Exposure Business Management Consultancy in the East Midlands
• Chin Tec Oral Exercise program lifts and tones the jaw line
• Standard Industries -specialise in lighting column inspection and approval
• Cosmetic Dentistry Information - Dental Techniques
• Bourne End - Centre of Excellence for Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry in Buckinghamshire
• Umbrella Smiles - London Cosmetic Dentist based in Harley Street
• Code Couriers UK Couriers based in Derbyshire
• Classic Cupid Diamonds - Loose and Mounted Hearts and Arrows Diamonds
• Aircon for less - commercial and residential air conditioning
• Christopher Morris - Specialist Book Seller
• Winding Roads - Motorcycle soft luggage FAMSA and Wolfman soft luggage
• Dr Basil Mizrahi.co.uk specialist Prosthodontic and Restorative Dentistry practice
• Motobrox We are specialists in Moto Cross, Enduro, Trail Bikes and Riding Equipment.
• Excel Mastery - Training and consultancy for Microsoft Office users
• D A Safety - health and safety consultancy and training to a wide range of industrial and commercial clients throughout the UK
• 39 Harley Street - one of the UK's leading Cosmetic Dental Practices. Based in the heart of London's private medical community.
• Oakwood Dental Centre Cosmetic Dentistry Clinic and General Practice Dental Surgery in Derby, East Midlands
• Mediate Now - Mediation for the Family based In Derby Derbyshire East Midlands
• Clock Tower Dental Clinic - Our clinic offers the full range of specialist and family dental treatment with dental implants, cosmetic, mercury-free, and homeopathic dentistry being the cornerstones of the practice
• Your Tutor
• Heanor Gate Association
• pdf2go
• Superior Villas - Superior Villas specialises in offering a private selection of superior quality villas, townhouses and apartments for rent in Spanish resort of Islantilla, on the Costa de la Luz
• Start To Smile - London dentist Naazi Marouf - dental practices in London City and London's Canary Wharf - managed by veedesign
• SOS - Expat shops, British food for expatriate shops, SOS buy residual stock, joblot, close out, cash and carry wholesalers - Special Offer Supplies
• Rural Retreats Italy - Holiday accomodation in rural Italy. Self catering accomodation in Carunchio, Italy. Holiday apartment in Carunchio in the Abruzzo region of Italy

We first noticed that Beth had developmental problems when her speech was late. At age two and a half she could only say 2 or 3 words and at age 3 she started to see a speech therapist.
 In the early days we used Makaton sign language to help Beth communicate, this was very useful.
 Gradually Beth's speech has improved, she still sees a speech therapist and especially has problems putting the beginning sounds on words. 
At first this was all beginning sounds, now she has problems with some sounds (e.g. s, f, v, sh, ch )
 Her general clarity of speech is something that we are working on all the time.

Development of our web site.....

During the years that my daughter has had speech therapy I have made lots of resources to support the activity ideas given by our speech therapists, teachers and other support workers.

To try and keep my daughter interested I have used lots of different ways to approach her speech therapy activities.

She always prefers pictures to be colourful and games to be fun and varied. This is one of the reasons why I started to draw my own clipart pictures to use in speech therapy games.

I have tried to include as many of these resources as possible in this web site.

Our site also has some general educational resources. These are not directly linked to speech therapy activities but  I have them very useful for both my children. Many of these activities are particularly suited for children who have some general learning difficulties.

As I create new resurces for my children I will try and share them here. We are also always looking for input from others. Our resources section also contains links to other web resources that I have found useful.

If you have ideas or resources that you would like to include on this site please e-mail us.

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