Why Use Tassels?

Effective communication is life changing and making connections is a vital part of this process.

Providing information in a meaningful way with and to learners functioning at the earliest developmental phases can be extremely challenging. TaSSeLs provides an effective communication system to engage learners and provides rich opportunities for making connections to help learners make sense of the world around them. The TaSSeLs approach is respectful to the learner and is adaptable to meet their individual needs.

Communication

TaSSeLs can be the learner’s sole communication system, or it can be used alongside other communication systems, providing the richest opportunities for the learner to make sense of their environment.

Development

Learners benefitting from TaSSeLs are likely to present with complex learning difficulties and disabilities. The small steps within the framework provide consistency and repetition which are vital for supporting development and progress.

Flexibility

The flexibility of the TaSSeLs approach ensures its suitability for a range of learners, including those who may have physical motor-based restrictions and/or additional sensory impairments.

Meet our Leaders

We are both passionate about promoting communication with learners functioning at very early developmental stages. The resulting benefits from these interactions are priceless, not only for our learners and ourselves, but most importantly for parents and families.

Leader

Denise Charnock

Denise is a Speech and Language Therapist who worked in the NHS for 15 years before becoming a private therapist. She has supported a range of children, young people, and adults with learning disabilities since 1991.

Leader

Joe Woodall

Joe is a Qualified Teacher for Visual Impairment (retired) who worked for many years across the West Midlands region, specialising in the field of complex learning difficulties and disabilities.

DART Sweden

DART is the centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Assistive Technology (AT) in Gothenburg, Sweden. Since 2018 we have developed a close relationship with our professional partners at DART and they now have two licensed trainers who deliver Tassels training throughout Scandinavia

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Pavilion Publishing

Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd are the leading provider of professional development products and services for public, private, and voluntary workers in the health, social care, education, and community safety sectors. Pavilion are the publishers of the TaSSeLs resource.