The summer holidays have already arrived for some, and for others are only a day or so away – HOORAY! One thing many parents have asked me this week is how can we keep working on speech and language skills over the 6 week break? So we thought we would continue with our series – […]
I have just come across this fantastic game called Dobble, and I wanted to let everyone know! I was in a lovely little games shop in Aldershot – “The Games Shop” – and the very nice man who runs it showed us this game. Now you can get Dobble from Amazon and other online shops, but […]
Since it’s half-term this week, we thought it was time to post some more reviews of products we love. This is the first of three reviews this week of products we have been lucky enough to be sent to review. Today, the Colour Match puzzles by Orchard Toys. This is a very simple set of […]
Today we are joining in with the Linky started by Jenna at Speech Room News. The question is about our top 5 resources for working on vocabulary. This is a great question as I spend a lot of time doing vocabulary work. So many children with receptive and expressive language problems of all ages have […]
I do a lot of work with junior age children (age 7-11 for anyone not in the UK) with comprehension and expressive language problems. It’s always a challenge to find materials at the right level and targeting the right skills. I find that the way things look at this age is really important – the […]
Myfirstapp make a great range of apps for younger children. They are given an age rating and graded in nice small steps. The apps are free to install and you normally get two playable levels with the download. You would then need to purchase the rest of levels-£1.49 for another 10 levels. I find […]
There’s so much to do to prepare for Christmas. Food to buy, presents to buy and wrap, cards to write, and, in some houses, including ours, lots of travel plans to make ready to visit all the family over the festive season. We have just spent a weekend in Yorkshire, and we’ll be in Scotland, […]
