Issue 32, Page 16: Ask a Therapist
I repeated the Language Link screen with one of my pupils today. We’ve put intervention in place for this pupil and were hoping to see an improvement...
Read moreIssue 32, Pages 14-15: Top 5 Help Desk queries for our speech and language therapists
At Speech & Language Link, we are committed to helping schools get the very best from their pupils with SLCN. Led by a team of...
Read moreIssue 32, Pages 12-13: Natter in Nature: How Forest School can provide invaluable communication opportunities
Visit a UK Primary school and there is a good chance that they are channelling the powers of Forest School. The benefits to learning, independence,...
Read moreIssue 32, Page 10-11: Supporting children with selective mutism
Do you know a child who doesn’t talk at school but speaks freely at home? Or maybe they talk to friends but not to adults...
Read moreIssue 32, Page 8-9: Follow the empathy road – ways to support children with SLCN in their classrooms
There are so many ways that we can help school staff to support their pupils with SLCN in their classrooms. One of the most important...
Read moreIssue 32, Page 6: One TA to another: Transitions and the Hope of an Annus Mirabilis
As the school year draws to a close, your mind might be turning to September — new classes, new routines and for many, new challenges....
Read moreIssue 32, Pages 4-5: Understanding camouflaging in speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)
Social interactions can be particularly challenging for those with SLCN. A common but often overlooked phenomenon in SLCN is ‘camouflaging’. In this article, we’ll look at what...
Read moreIssue 31, Pages 16-17: Making it stick!
Juliet Leonard, resident specialist speech and language therapist, discusses how we can support children to take what they have learned in interventions, and ‘make it...
Read moreIssue 31, Pages 12-13: Ask a therapist
Q: How can I encourage my students to have fun developing language skills during wet playtime? A: This is an interesting and timely question to ask! Today as...
Read moreIssue 31, Pages 10-11: Why wellbeing matters
The Teacher Wellbeing Index (2023) (1) reports a continuing decline in the wellbeing of education staff in the UK and highlights the crisis schools are...
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