November 6, 2019

Dyslexia and Stammering – Enemy or Advantage?

Katie Paterson meets David Mitchell – Only Artists on Radio 4 I listened with great interest this morning to conceptual artist Katie Paterson in conversation with...

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October 16, 2019

How does DLD fit in with Language Link and where has ‘language delay’ gone?

With International DLD day approaching on the 18th October 2019, information about the change in terminology being used for children with language difficulties is in...

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September 27, 2019

T’ai Chi – Helping primary school children to combat exam stress

Hi, my name is Paul White, some readers may have seen me on the BBC News recently or in the Sunday Telegraph talking about how...

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September 10, 2019

Q&A with Kim Griffin, OT

Kim Griffin, Occupational Therapist, has written 2 articles for The Link magazine.  In issue 14 Kim describes how she uses her OT sessions as an...

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August 29, 2019

Does SLCN really decrease with age?

The latest Department for Education report on SEN statistics has been published and being the geeky SLT that I am, I have found the results...

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August 14, 2019

Ross Kemp – Living with Knife Crime

In a four-part TV series, Ross Kemp is ‘living with’ people dealing with some of the biggest issues currently affecting Britain. Episode 3, broadcast on Thursday...

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July 25, 2019

Q&A with David Crystal

David Crystal’s article ‘The Playful Story of English Grammar’ is featured in our latest publication of The Link.  We had many positive responses to the article and...

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June 25, 2019

Spotlight on Autism around the world: Oasis School in Pakistan

In just 10 years, Oasis School has changed the landscape of Autism Education in Pakistan. They have forged a unique combination of relationships with Facebook,...

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June 13, 2019

Postcode Lottery of Speech and Language Therapy

For those like me who work with children and young people with SLCN, the fact that there is enormous variation in the support that is...

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May 29, 2019

I think a child in my class may be dyslexic – what do I do next? An interview with Rachael McMullen, Education Manager of British Dyslexia Association

I was fortunate enough to bump into Rachael McMullen at the TES North show recently. (Readers of The Link magazine may remember her informative article...

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