Why it is essential to universally screen students’ language skills in Year 7
Many students will start secondary school with unidentified speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN) as needs are often missed or misidentified. The Communication Trust (‘Talk of the...
Read moreDo you fit in?
I joined Speech and Language Link at the beginning of January. This was a big move for me as I had previously worked exclusively for...
Read moreChristmas activities at school: top tips to support children with SLCN with these seasonal challenges
Although school in December and Christmas can bring joy and happiness to many, for some it can be a very unsettled time of year. With...
Read moreDo you get me?
How many times have you been lost in a conversation, or not heard what someone is saying, because they speak too quietly, because a loud...
Read moreRaising 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...
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...
Read moreThe Ultimate Guide to SLCN
Last summer, my colleague Sophie and I started writing an eBook for school staff on supporting children with SLCN. The context for writing this was...
Read moreDo exclusions represent our subconscious bias?
During lockdown, while working from home, I listened to a brilliant podcast from the SENDcast talking about exclusion in our schools. The question being asked…...
Read moreDLD And Me: Supporting children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder
DLD and labels in education Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a lifelong condition that should be on the radar of all educators. Affecting two children in...
Read moreHow does DLD fit in with Language Link and where has ‘language delay’ gone?
With International DLD day approaching on the 18th October 2019, information about the change in terminology being used for children with language difficulties is in...
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