Tag: speech and language therapy
Makaton for people with learning disabilities
Katie Dooley Cawley and Hannah Brown investigate the evidence around the effectiveness of teaching Makaton to people with learning disabilities.
As Speech and Language Therapy...
A drop in the ocean
Charity funding is partly offsetting the current dearth of direct, regular, speech and language therapy in schools, but it's a drop in the ocean,...
Bridging the gap
Tia Papoutselou on transition issues for Y6 students with Speech, Language and Communication Need (SLCN)
The transition from primary to secondary school is challenging for...
Storytelling, Special Needs and Disabilities: Practical Approaches for Children and Adults...
Nicola Grove has a background in English teaching, speech and language therapy and university lecturing. She founded the charity Openstorytellers and has published widely...
All about Auditory Verbal Therapy
Frances Clark discusses the Auditory Verbal approach, a method of learning to speak through listening.
What is Auditory Verbal Therapy?
90% of deaf children are born...
Language for Learning in the Primary School: A Practical Guide For...
The authors share expertise in speech and language therapy and also provide training for practitioners working with children and young people of all ages...
Point of View : solicitor : Rehabilitation after a disabling injury
Martin Usher outlines the help which may be available when a child needs ongoing care and rehabilitation.
The experience of having a child suffer a...
Bercow: Ten Years On
A decade after John Bercow’s critical report on SLCN provision, Mandy Grist asks if much has changed
Finding a voice
Jenny Herd looks at the range of systems, from high-tech to no-tech, that help children without speech to communicate
Communicating about communication
Candice Lazarus and Helen Kirk look at the role of speech and language therapists in child mental health
