This is part three of our series on understanding your child’s speech and language therapy report – if you missed the first two, you can check them out here and here . Today I’m going to focus on comprehension (understanding). This is a big area, but I’m going to try and give you an overview […]
I love being able to work regularly with the children on my caseload, see good results and help parents make a difference. One thing that can really help us as therapists and also help your child progress is ‘homework’. Yes, practising at home! Now, I’m a realist and know firsthand how hard it can be […]
A couple of months ago, I was in my car on the way to a child’s Annual Review meeting when I switched the radio on and caught the end of a programme that really captured my attention. It was someone talking about autism. Someone not just describing how people with autism can behave, but someone […]
Are you listening….. Then I’ll begin – by Elizabeth Last week Helen started writing about the terminology we use when writing reports. Although we all try hard to explain ourselves as clearly as we can, we still have to use a certain amount of technical vocabulary, and things that make perfect sense to us may […]
A while ago, Elizabeth and I did two guest posts on the Special Needs Jungle website about how to get the most out of your child’s speech and language therapy assessment. You can read those posts here and here. Once your child has had an assessment, your speech and language therapist will probably write a […]
Helen noticed that Jenna Rayburn had started a linky for things she uses in therapy. This time the theme is “games I love”. So I thought I would join in. I don’t know if mine will be any different coming from England? I do have to say that like Jenna I love headbandz! One Stacking […]
Verbs are the words that tell us what people are doing. These words are important for younger children, particularly when they are starting to link words together. A good range of verbs is also important for older children to help with literacy in school. Here are some ideas to help develop verbs. For younger children:- […]
A couple of weeks ago, Elizabeth shared a review of SpeakColorsHD. You can read her review here. I was lucky enough to be given a free copy of SpeechCards to review. I have been given nothing else for this review and these opinions are my own. SpeechCards is a great and very versatile little app. […]
The summer holidays are fast approaching here in the UK – we even have some sunny weather (at last) to prove it. I’ve finally been able to get out my daughter’s summer dresses and leave the house on occasion without a coat! The summer holidays are a great opportunity for a bit of a break, […]
Helen and I have been given a free copy of SpeakcoloursHD and Speech Cards from the kind people at RWH Technology to review. I’m going to talk about SpeakcoloursHD and Helen will post soon about the Speech Cards app. This app is designed for increasing vocabulary skills, phrase length and receptive and expressive language. I […]
