Primary teachers – do you need some sensory inspiration?
Kim Griffin's first book with Bloomsbury, ‘100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Sensory Processing Difficulties’ is now available. The 100 ideas series is designed to give teachers a...
Read moreThe Parent Detectives
The periods of home learning that have taken place over the past year have been stressful for parents and children alike, who have craved the...
Read moreThe impact of vocabulary teaching using sound and meaning cues
PhD Supervisors: Jenny Thomson, Meesha Warmington - University of Sheffield I am delighted to be able to share my research on vocabulary teaching with delegates at...
Read moreA review of The Link Live 2021: An SLCN journey from 4-14 years
We had a fantastic time at our first ever virtual conference – The Link Live 2021. A massive thank you to all of our presenters...
Read moreSupporting children and young people with SLCN to share their views
Helping children and young people to find their voices is an important part of every educator’s role. Sometimes this might mean that we hear things...
Read moreHow do we identify children with SEND (including those with speech, language and communication needs)?
By Kate Freeman, Consultant - Speech and Language in Education The classification of SEND (special educational needs and disability) applies to four in ten children at...
Read more‘Between Brains’: Motivating Tweens and Teens with SLCN
Supporting adolescents with SLCN as they move into KS3 is crucial, to ensure progress continues and the vital skills required for all aspects of learning...
Read moreSpeak up with Speech and Language Link
What a week of focus on children and young people’s speech, language and communication skills! Last week saw the publishing of an important report looking at...
Read moreThe impact of Covid-19 on teachers’ voice
A teacher’s voice is their most important tool; for engaging and motivating pupils, delivering important information clearly, supporting social and emotional development, and managing behaviour. Due...
Read moreHow working from home has changed our posture
Over the last 12 months I, like many others have had to change the way I work and one of the biggest downsides of this...
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