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...
Read moreIssue 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...
Read moreIssue 8, Page 12: Childhood Acquired Brain Injury
There may be a child with acquired brain injury (ABI) within your school, since it is one of the largest causes of disability in the...
Read moreIssue 8, Page 6: SLCN Glossary
EAL versus EFL English as an additional language (EAL) is the term used in the UK to refer to the teaching of pupils whose home or...
Read moreIssue 8, Page 11: From One TA to Another – Tips of the Trade
Teaching Assistant ‘noun’ = highly skilled practitioner who supports, engages and champions their pupils throughout their primary school career. At Speech Link Multimedia Ltd, we recognise...
Read moreIssue 8, Page 4-5: Struggling to Access Speech & Language Therapy Services? Keep Calm – there’s more than one way!
The following information won’t come as a shock; it’s depressingly familiar in fact. The majority of pupils with SEN have Speech, Language and/or Communication Needs...
Read moreIssue 7, Page 6: SLCN Glossary
Vocabulary Skills and Semantic Skills We are all familiar with the term vocabulary and know that this refers to the words at our disposal. It is...
Read moreIssue 7, Page 4-5: Teaching Vocabulary – getting started
At a recent Language Link Training session, a year 1 teacher commented, “I know part of my role is to develop vocabulary but how do...
Read moreIssue 7, Page 3: Spotlight on Language Link – Junior Language Link
Raise Attainment with Focussed Language Groups What do you do after you have identified areas of need for your pupils using the Junior Language Link standardised...
Read moreIssue 7, Page 11: Time to Dust off your PC and Embrace Online Learning
Busy teachers, especially those working alongside children and young people with SEND, have precious little time to research or develop online resources and less time...
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