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Issue 6, Page 6: SLCN Glossary

Speech Delay versus Speech Disorder in the Context of Language Development In a previous edition we discussed the difference between speech delay and speech disorder. In...

Issue 6, Page 4: Shyness or Selective Mutism?

A new term can be both an exciting and daunting time. Teachers are used to some children taking longer than others to settle in. But...

Issue 6, Page 3: New Term, New Teacher

Back in the day starting your first teaching post could be brutal. There was no gentle introduction for us "probationers", shadowing a colleague or a...

Issue 5, Page 14-15: Developing Discussion

Jo Chessum, SENCo, takes a closer look at the importance of promoting and developing discussion skills as part of the Spoken Language Curriculum. Think about the...

Issue 5, Page 6: SLCN Glossary

Speech Delay versus Speech Disorder It’s not difficult to appreciate that a child’s speech skills take a while to develop and that it can be difficult...

Issue 5, Page 11: Working with Language Groups

Diane Backhouse, speech and language teacher, describes her experience of using Language Link in her school. As a school we have been using the Infant Language...

Issue 5, Page 4-5: Memory Magic

Derry Patterson, SaLT, considers the impact of a working memory difficulty and what we can do in the classroom to help. I was recently lucky enough...

Issue 4, Page 15: SLCN Glossary

Here at Speech & Language Link our focus is on communication and so it’s especially important that we communicate effectively with our users. We are...

Issue 4, Page 14: Don’t forget the importance of motor skills for speech and language development

There is a growing body of research (Brown, 2010; Rhemtulla and Tucker Drob, 2011) which suggests that the development of motor skills not only benefits...