Issue 10, Page 3: A Day in the Life of an SLT – School Stories: Social Skills

Lauren, in Year 2, was getting into trouble in class. She had recently been given a diagnosis of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and...

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Issue 9, Page 11: From One TA to Another – Tips of the Trade

Question: What do you call an individual who understands how children develop, is flexible and creative, works as a part of a team, rarely has...

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Issue 9, Page 6: Making Literacy Fun for the Child with SLCN

Prompted by a chance meeting with a teenager who admitted that reading was a major struggle because, as she said, 'The words just don't go...

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Issue 9, Page 4-5: Supporting a child who stammers

Before Therapy These pictures were drawn by a child when asked to 'draw his stammer', before and after receiving therapy. They help us understand what it...

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Issue 9, Page 3: SLCN Glossary

Stammer versus Stutter People often ask speech and language therapists the difference between stammering, stuttering and dysfluency. The answer is ... there is no difference. The...

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Issue 9, Page 14: School News

Using Language Link Interventions Successfully By Christine Goode and Amanda Stait, Gladstone Primary School, Barry Here at Gladstone School we pride ourselves on helping our children achieve...

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Issue 9, Page 12-13: Guarding the mental and emotional health of children with SLCN

There has recently been an increase in coverage within the media about the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children, and with good reason. Recent...

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Issue 8, Page 3: Language Link within the Scarborough Pledge Initiative

Vicki Logan, Overdale CPS, Scarborough Leading Headteacher for Scarborough Pledge Initiative to develop Speech and Language The Scarborough Pledge has supported the Headteachers of the Coastal schools...

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Issue 8, Page 15: Meet the team & Free Resource

Whitstable became my home 14 years ago after relocating from South East London for life by the sea. The change of location brought about a...

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Issue 8, Page 14: School News – Language Link in the Classroom – A Review from Nine Acres Primary School, Isle of Wight

Nine Acres Primary School was thrilled to learn that we were one of the winners for the SLCNewsletter Competition! As a school, we take enormous pride...

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