Issue 14, Page 4-5: The playful story of English grammar
David Crystal ProfileWhat do you think grammar is all about? It usually brings to mind nouns and verbs, subjects and objects, and the like. Grammar...
Read moreIssue 14, Page 3: NAPLIC 2019
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a relatively new term, but it is very common with approximately two students in every mainstream classroom presenting with this...
Read moreIssue 14, Page 12-13: Exploring language with your senses
As an occupational therapist (OT) I have used the five senses in therapy sessions to enhance children’s language development and understanding. Here are some of...
Read moreIssue 14, Page 11: Ask a Therapist
QUESTION: How often should I carry out language groups? Answer: This is a question I get asked many times, and I don’t believe there is one...
Read moreIssue 13, Page 14: Ask a Therapist
QUESTION: Can you explain what the term ‘Phonological Awareness’ means? Answer: This is something that Speech and Language Therapists talk about a lot. It’s a really...
Read moreIssue 13, Page 10: From One TA to Another: Introducing a Buddy Bench to your School
Despite staff and parents making every effort to ensure school is a welcoming, stimulating and exciting environment for all pupils, school can be a lonely...
Read moreIssue 13, Page 4-5: Dyslexia And Speech And Language Difficulties – Is There A Connection?
Dyslexia – a learning difficulty affecting accurate and fluent word reading and spelling – is based in language. Its roots lie in phonology, the sounds in...
Read moreIssue 13, Page 3: Raising Awareness of DLD
What is DLD? Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a diagnosis given when a child or adult has difficulties talking and/or understanding language, where there is not...
Read moreIssue 12, Page 8-9: 5 Ways to support active engagement in your classroom… ‘Getting children addicted to learning!’
For many years, educators have spoken about how structuring activities to foster ‘engagement’ results in learners becoming self-motivated to interact with the content of lessons...
Read moreIssue 12, Page 11: Ask a Therapist
QUESTION: Have you got any advice for a pupil who does not listen or pay attention in their language group? Answer: This can be very frustrating...
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