Surviving the summer: a guide for families of children with speech, language and communication needs
Unstructured school holiday time can be particularly difficult for children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). The impending six weeks of summer ‘holiday’ can...
Read moreUniversal teaching approaches for secondary classrooms
By Natalie Fogden and Becky Rothwell, SEND Advisers at HFL Education With increased language demands across the curriculum, secondary school students with speech, language and...
Read moreHow schools can use their Pupil Premium budgets to boost reading comprehension
We know that school leaders and teaching staff are passionate about providing every pupil with the support and resources they need to succeed academically and...
Read moreSmall group language intervention: tips for successful generalisation
Language groups are an opportunity for children with language and communication needs to participate in activities focused on developing their language and communication skills. They...
Read moreHarmonizing potential: Enriching speech, language, and communication through the young voices choir and inclusion strategies for children with SLCN
How much do you know about Young Voices? The world's largest school choir group, performing year on year in venues all over the world, has...
Read moreIssue 28. Page 3: One TA to another – Reflecting on interventions
We want to be outstanding – we want to be dynamic and unlock the learning potential of every pupil we work with, we want to...
Read moreIssue 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 21, Page 8-9: Joined-up thinking – A whole school approach to SLCN identification and support
Why a joined-up whole school approach to SLCN is important Much attention has been paid recently to supporting children’s language on school entry, and this is...
Read moreIssue 21, Page 18-19: The true meaning of early intervention
“True early identification is the responsibility of all education professionals, whether they be infant, junior, or secondary practitioners.” We’re all familiar with the term ‘early intervention’...
Read moreIssue 18, Page 18-19: Impact Study: How targeted SLCN interventions from Language Link raise attainment
Conclusions The Language Link interventions enabled children to make more progress with their language skills across the year, than children in the control schools. There were highly...
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