Issue 23, Page 18-19: Ask a Therapist: Intervention tips
QUESTION: “My speech and language intervention isn’t going as well as I expected. What should I try?” ANSWER: With the best of intentions, we often can’t...
Read moreIssue 22, Page 3: Ask a Therapist: What are ‘soft skills’ really?
QUESTION: What are ‘soft skills’ really? ANSWER: Soft skills have been an increasing concern in schools since at least 2019. However, since the pandemic began to...
Read moreIssue 21, Page 3: Ask a Therapist: 5 Good Habits for Becoming an SLCN friendly NQT
QUESTION: I’m a Newly Qualified Teacher. How can I make sure that my classroom and teaching is accessible for my pupils who have SLCN? ANSWER: It’s...
Read moreIssue 20, Page 18-19: Ask a therapist: Managing your SLCN caseload
QUESTION: “Lots of children in my school need support with their speech and language skills – How can I manage my caseload?” ANSWER: Managing a large...
Read moreIssue 19, Page 19: Ask a Therapist: Becoming a Communication Friendly School
QUESTION: What does it mean to be a ‘Communication Friendly Setting’ and how can I achieve this in my school?] ANSWER: A communication friendly school has...
Read moreSupporting Generalisation of Skills
In this final blog of our three-part series in which we have been considering key barriers to effective interventions for children who have Autism Spectrum...
Read moreSupporting Generalisation: Speech and Language in the Classroom and Beyond
As a speech and language therapist, one of the questions I am asked most often is how we can support children to generalise the skills...
Read moreIntroducing Universal Communication Aids Into Your Classroom
It can be difficult to implement communication aids in the classroom for a number of reasons. Staff can be worried about the impact of singling...
Read moreThe Link Special Edition, Page 8: 5 Tips to Boost Literacy
Early speech and language skills are the most significant predictor of a child’s later literacy skills. Our spoken language skills are fundamental underpinnings of literacy...
Read moreDevelopmental Language Disorder in 2020
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a diagnostic term which was first launched in 2017 to describe severe and long-term language difficulties which are not related...
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