Articles by Louise Burton

October 2, 2023

Issue 22, Page 8-9: FASD – The Invisible Brain-Based Condition

Would you be surprised to hear that Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is thought to be the most common non-genetic cause of learning difficulty? A...

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April 7, 2022

SEND Review: Right support, Right place, Right time

On 29th March 2022, the SEND Review green paper was published. The paper outlines the challenges of the current SEN system that all those working within it...

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January 13, 2022

Factors Affecting the Success of Interventions for Children with ASD – Attention

In this three-part series, we will be focusing on key areas that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are likely to struggle with, that may...

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April 15, 2021

The impact of Covid-19 on teachers’ voice

A teacher’s voice is their most important tool; for engaging and motivating pupils, delivering important information clearly, supporting social and emotional development, and managing behaviour. Due...

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March 12, 2021

EEF Blog: Learning recovery and the role of diagnostic assessment – a response by Speech and Language Link

In a recent blog, the EEF’s national content manager, Alex Quigley, discussed the important role of diagnostic assessment in supporting pupils as they return to...

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March 4, 2021

Returning to school and looking towards recovery

With the roadmap for easing lockdown laid out in front of us and vaccines being rolled out across the country, it is starting to feel...

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February 4, 2021

You can’t read hieroglyphics if you don’t understand Egyptian!

Over the Christmas holidays, during the flurry of parcels being delivered to my house, I received a parcel that I had not ordered myself that...

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January 7, 2021

How to choose an SLCN intervention for your school

Speech, language and communication skills underpin children’s ability to learn and have a direct impact on their academic and life outcomes. Up to 50% of...

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October 15, 2020

Raising awareness for Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)

The term Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) was launched in 2017, with the first awareness day taking place quickly afterwards. Tomorrow is this year’s DLD Awareness...

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September 17, 2020

Ensuring children with SLCN are included in the new RSE curriculum

From this month onwards, relationships education is compulsory in all primary schools in England, relationships and sex education is compulsory in all secondary schools, and...

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