Here at SpeechblogUK, we really like the Therapy box apps. We have reviewed a few of their apps before. You can read our reviews of the minimal pairs app, Sort it out and ChatAble. Today we are going to talk about their two new apps – Rhyming Bus and Phonics Keyboard. We were lucky enough to be provided […]
The fantastic Orchard toys have released some new games. You can read my review of Robot Run here. Very kindly they also sent us a copy of one of their other new games –Farmyard heads and tails – which I am going to review today. I was given a copy of the game, but the […]
I work with children between the ages of 2 and 11 years old and we work on a range of targets. I may see an eleven year old and work on higher level language skills and inferencing, my next child may need to practise using the k sound and then I might be working on […]
Anyone who reads our blog will know that we LOVE Orchard Toys games! You can guarantee that they will be durable, have great images that children love and as an added bonus can be used to meet Speech and Language Targets. The boot of my car has an entire storage box full of Orchard Toys […]
So, Minecraft!! Have you heard of it? Do your children constantly talk about it? Are you a bit confused by what all the fuss is about? If you aren’t interested in computer games and don’t have people in your household who are, it might all seem a bit baffling. But I find it useful to […]
This is the third post in our series on narrative therapy. If you haven’t read the others you might want to go and have a quick look first! Read the introduction here and ideas for teaching who here. Helen did mention that the order you work through the questions may alter between younger and older […]
What is narrative therapy? When we talk about ‘narrative’, we are referring to the ability to tell a story or series of events with precision and clarity. For younger children this will happen verbally, but it also transfers to written work for older children. This is a very complex skill that requires remembering what happened, […]
I was lucky enough to be given a copy of the app Junganew to review. I received a copy of the app for free but no other payment has been received and the views in this review are my own. The idea of this app is an interesting one. It has a story format, where […]
Helen and I have been given some great resources to review over the Easter Holidays – lucky us! Helen reviewed the fab Orchard Toys games – Frog party and Match and Spell earlier in the week. You can read that review here. Today I am going to review another of Orchard Toys new games – […]
We do hope everyone enjoyed the Easter break and didn’t eat too many chocolate eggs! Helen and I have been very lucky and have been given some apps and resources to review, so keep you eyes peeled over the next two weeks and we will let you know what we think of them! Today, I am […]
