Transition to secondary — How Junior Language Link can help
Change can be difficult for anyone — whether you’re a child or an adult. The leap from primary to secondary school is undoubtedly huge and,...
Read moreBig fish, small pond
It’s that time of year again when Year 6/P7 pupils start to look and feel like they are ‘outgrowing’ primary school. Many are more than...
Read moreTransitioning from one place to another – top tips
At the end of my working-from-home day, I like to take a 10-minute walk across the field by my house. I do this walk alone,...
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 moreBridging the Word Gap at Transition: The Oxford Language Report – a response by Speech and Language Link
A recent report published by the Centre for Education and Youth, alongside Oxford University Press, highlights concern about pupils’ poor vocabulary development and the impact...
Read moreLooking forward to settling in
We’re on the brink of the summer holidays – in fact, at the time of writing, some schools will already have broken up – but...
Read moreADHD and Me
Senior Speech and Language Therapy Technical Instructor and founder of Chatterpack (a voluntary-run, special education needs and disabilities hub) Claire Ryan talks about her own...
Read moreIssue 17, Page 12: ADHD and transition
A bit about me I come from a very colourful, neurodiverse family and it was no surprise when I was diagnosed with ADHD in 2004. I...
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...
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