Do 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 moreLet’s Pitch It
My fifteen-year journey working in education is best described as unconventional. For over ten years I had the privilege and challenging role of working as...
Read moreThe impact of ‘Fake News’ on children with SLCN
The term ‘fake news’ has been in the media frequently in the last year, and continues to rear its ugly head, particularly on social media....
Read moreBuilding Vocabulary: an SLT case study
Harry and Tami were both in Year 3, and needed a bit of extra support building their vocabulary. They knew plenty of basic words, the...
Read moreTop Transition Words to Teach Your Children Going into KS3
As the summer holidays grow steadily closer, there is one thing in the minds of many children - their imminent transition to secondary school. A...
Read moreIssue 1, Page 10-11: What’s it all about? Making inferences in Key Stage 2
Alexea Stevens explains how to improve pupils’ ability to make inferences. An inference is a statement about the unknown made on the basis of the...
Read moreIssue 1, Page 8-9: EAL Pupils – Second Language Development
What should you expect? Sarah Wall outlines how a second language develops and what you can do to support this process. There is compelling evidence to...
Read moreIssue 1, Page 6-7: Before Phonics – Phonological processing: a prerequisite to literacy
In recent years there has been increasing acknowledgement of the role of phonics in the development of literacy skills but less attention has been focussed...
Read moreIssue 1, Page 4-5: Words, Words, Words – Teaching the skills for vocabulary
Vocabulary is the foundation for developing oral and written language skills. Sarah Wall explains why everything comes back to the words we know. Without good vocabulary...
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