Issue 25, Page 3: Introducing the SEND Network: A community for SEND professionals
The SEND Network is a new, expert-led, digital community for SEND professionals. Created by the people behind the flagship Tes SEND show, the SEND Network operates...
Read moreIssue 25, Page 18-19: Welcome to The Link Community
The Words Together series We asked SaLT and consultant Kate Freeman to tell us more about her new book series. "As a speech and language therapist, I...
Read moreIssue 25, Page 16-17: Ask a Therapist: Profound speech difficulties
QUESTION: Where do we start with a child with profound speech difficulties? ANSWER: It’s daunting when a pupil has such severe speech sound difficulties that you...
Read moreIssue 25, Page 14-15: Lost in Translation – What I would tell my child’s teacher about Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
“There are so many strategies that can help, much like baking a cake, ingredients for each one can only be fine-tuned with commitment and time...
Read moreIssue 25, Page 12-13: The voice of the child
“At The Little Psychology Company, our mission is to eradicate the barriers that delay or prevent children, educators, families and caregivers from accessing the support...
Read moreIssue 25, Page 11: One TA to Another: Reverse Pathetic Fallacy
“Whether the weather be fine, Or whether the weather be not, Whether the weather be cold, Or whether the weather be hot, We’ll weather the...
Read moreIssue 25, Page 10: Building Emotional Awareness
Helping children to notice, recognise and begin to express how they are feeling allows them to develop key emotional literacy skills such as self-awareness and...
Read moreIssue 24, Page 8-9: Four key areas to consider when using sensory support
I get a sinking feeling in my stomach when asked to provide quick sensory ideas which schools can use with their students. This is because...
Read moreIssue 24, Page 6-7: Helping Children with DLD Talk about Strengths and Differences
Supporting children to recognise and talk about what they are good at, as well as what they find challenging, is important for self-esteem and can...
Read moreIssue 24, Page 3-5: Welcome to The Link Community
Speech and Language Link We’ve been around for nearly 20 years. Starting with 3 people, we now have 25 dedicated staff including our speech and language...
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