The Link Special Edition, Page 5-6: Choosing the best SLCN package for your school
The long-term impact of untreated SLCN on academic attainment and lifelong prospects is well established and huge numbers of children in the UK struggle to...
Read moreIssue 18, Page 8-9: The Link CPD – SLCN professional development in schools
Do you want an affordable and practical workforce development solution for your staff? Do you need staff who are knowledgeable about speech, language and communication development...
Read moreIssue 18, Page 6-7: Communicating through technology
Lately, we have all had to get up to speed quickly with technology such as Google Classrooms and Zoom. I’m sure we’re all looking forward...
Read moreIssue 18, Page 4-5: Ask a Therapist – Restarting Speech and Language Work after Covid Disruption
Your questions answered The COVID-19 pandemic has placed constraints on the way support can be delivered to children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs. Getting back...
Read moreIssue 18, Page 12: From one TA to another – How’s it going with your new class?
Your relationship with your pupils is very special; demanding, exhausting, and, at times frustrating, but ultimately special and will certainly have stood you in good...
Read moreIssue 17, Page 8: From one TA to another – From parent to TA
Parents across the country now have the difficult task of continuing their child’s education at home. This is undoubtedly a challenge for all parents and...
Read moreIssue 17, Page 6-7: The benefits of neurodiversity
“For too long, we’ve assumed that there is a single template for human nature, which is why we diagnose more deviations as disorders. But the...
Read moreIssue 17, Page 4-5: Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia
Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia (DVD), also known as Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder. DVD impairs a child’s ability to plan, sequence...
Read moreIssue 17, Page 3: Ask a Therapist
We asked The Link Facebook Group members if they had any questions that they would like our speech and language therapists to answer. QUESTION 1: How...
Read moreIssue 17, Page 16: How can oral health affect speech, language and hearing?
Children’s teeth in the UK are in crisis. Britain’s tooth decay epidemic statistics show that 23.3% of 5-year olds have tooth decay with an average of...
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