Our latest post for Special Needs Jungle went up today. The post is about what questions to ask when you visit schools, especially if your child has special educational needs. You can read it here. If you find the post useful we have created a hand out with all the questions on. If my technical […]
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How to teach conjunctions to older child...
So, conjunctions… Technically a conjunction is an invariable grammatical particle, and it may or may not stand between the items it conjoins. (That takes me back to my linguistic lectures!!) You might call them conjunctions or connectives, but what we are talking about are those clever little words that link ideas and sentences together. Now […]
Tips for expanding language at Christ...
Our latest post is up on Special Needs Jungle. The topic is – Tips for expanding language at Christmas. The first half of the post gives tips and ideas for children who have difficulties with change and find Christmas difficult. The second half of the post gives tips for expanding language through Christmas activities. You […]
How to use… a ...
How’s your Christmas shopping going? Better than mine, I hope! I always refuse to think about it until December and then panic that I will never get it done in time!… Whatever is on your Christmas shopping list this year, I can pretty much guarantee that something you will end up with in the house […]
Top tips …… for using bonfire night to develop language skil...
I love this time of year, except the getting dark really early bit! There are so many different things happening that prove to be great opportunities for discussion with children. We have just had Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night is only a few days away and then before you know it, Christmas will arrive! Then you […]
Working speech and language targets into daily routines: a trip to the pa...
It was Helen who told me about Carrie Clark’s podcasts and website – Speech and Language Kids. I have just downloaded all the podcasts and have been listening to them whilst driving between appointments! The podcasts are FANTASTIC!! Go and listen to them. Even as an experienced therapist, Carrie has ideas that I hadn’t tried […]
Top Tips….. for ve...
As speech therapists, we spend much of our time talking about, thinking about and using words. Vocabulary is so important when encouraging a child’s language skills; whether you are waiting for those words, or trying to improve sentences for SATS test, a good vocabulary is key. Verbs are one of the main building blocks in […]