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...
Read moreIssue 4, Page 10-11: Spotlight on Verbal Dyspraxia
Have you ever tried to do up coat buttons with your gloves on? Now imagine trying to do up your shoelaces wearing oven gloves. Would...
Read moreIssue 4, Page 9: SLCN Update
Language Delay by Numbers In the last year the importance of early language development has come into sharp focus. The link between environment in early childhood...
Read moreIssue 4, Page 8: Education Update
Funding for Disadvantaged Pupils’ Report With Pupil Premium children being a key focus of Ofsted Inspections, here’s a summary of the recent Funding for Disadvantaged Pupils’...
Read moreIssue 4, Page 6-7: Narrowing the gap
We are all teachers of SEN. How we can make the difference. Ben’s story: an opportunity missed 0-2 years Ben is a happy friendly baby. He is never...
Read moreIssue 4, Page 5: Book Review
Book Review By Heather Stevens, SaLT Teaching Assistant’s Pocketbook, 2nd Edition Dot Constable, www.teacherspocketbooks.co.uk One of the Teachers’ Pocketbooks series, this little book is full of really...
Read moreIssue 4, Page 4: Effective TA Support for SLCN in the Classroom
One of the messages we are keen to share is that those strategies that support children with language delay or difficulties can also promote learning...
Read moreIssue 4, Page 2-3: Supporting the Support Staff
Guidance on making the best use of TAs by Jo Chessum. I have had the privilege of sharing my classroom with some of the most creative,...
Read moreIssue 4: Speech Link
Assessment and intervention programme for speech difficulties I’m concerned about a pupil’s speech. ASSESS 15 min. assessment identifies which sounds to work on. Run by support staff. Who...
Read moreIssue 3, Page 10-11: Speak Up
Derry Patterson considers the impact of speech sound difficulties on both pupils and adults. Imagine for a moment it is the first day back after the...
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