Part 2: Finding the Right School – Secondary

Finding the Right School If you have a child with speech and language difficulties, finding the right school is a priority. Talking Point is a resource for parents and professionals with information about communication, including... Read more

What is Aphasia?

What is Aphasia? Connect – the communication disability network - works alongside people with aphasia and their families to develop communication and rebuild confidence. Connect says “Whilst what we do cannot be described as a 'stroke... Read more

Learning to Live with Autism

Learning to Live with Autism   Learning to live with autism is not just a challenge for the person who has the condition but it can also be a considerable challenge for the person's family and friends. As a speech and language... Read more

Talking Point – Part 1 How to find the right school – Primary

Finding the Right School Talking Point is a resource for parents and professionals with information about communication, including help and advice in finding the right school for your child. Talking Point says that if you have a child with... Read more

English as an Additional Language

English as an Additional Language Talking Point is a resource for parents and professionals with information about communication, including English as an additional language. Communication is a vital skill that all children need to... Read more

Dynamic Assessment: A Complimentary Tool for Assessments and Interventions in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Population.

Dynamic Assessment: A Complimentary Tool for Assessments and Interventions in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Population. With the expanding cultural and linguistic diversity in the United Kingdom, particularly in London, Speech and... Read more

A guide to Autism and ABA

Is it right to try to 'normalise' autism?   Speech and language therapy by its very nature can be described as a treatment that tries to 'normalise' people's difficulties.   However writing as as a practising speech and language... Read more

The Benefits of Talking to Your Baby

The Benefits of Talking to Your Baby   The Daily Mail recently reported on research that claims that parents can help to boost their baby's ability to make friends and learn by talking to them. The newspaper says: “It’s already... Read more

January – A day in the life of a mainstream SENCO

Happy New Year, New Start to term This was my big term for training and rolling out specific interventions across the school.  Luckily we had two inset days, so whilst the teachers were being trained on the fabulous P4C, I was able to use... Read more

The Magic of Reading

Speech and language therapists work with a range of people with different disorders – some are present from birth such as dyslexia and some are caused by injury to the brain such as a stroke.   As therapists we have a knowledge of... Read more