Communication is vital
Talking Point offers information and advice about children's communication. According to Talking Point speech, language and communication play a vital role in our lives. Without being able to talk to, and understand other people we... Read more
What is SLCN?
Talking Point offers information and advice about children's communication. According to Talking Point over one million children in the UK have some kind of speech language and communication need. This is known as SLCN for short.... Read more
International Mother Language Day
National Awareness Days is highlighting the sixteenth International Mother Language Day which takes place on 21 February this year. The National Awareness Days website says that the day was established in 1999 by the United Nations... Read more
What is a Language-Based Learning Disability?
The American Speech-language and Hearing Association has information on a range of speech and language disorders that can have an impact on a person's communication. Language-based learning disabilities are problems with age-appropriate... Read more
What is selective mutism?
The American Speech-language and Hearing Association has information on a range of speech and language disorders that can have an impact on a person's communication. Selective mutism (formerly known as elective mutism) usually happens... Read more
What Treatments are Available for People with a Language-based Learning Disability?
The American Speech-language and Hearing Association has information about how Language-based learning disabilities can be treated. The goals of speech and language treatment for the child with a reading problem target the specific... Read more
An autistic boy’s best friend
Autism is a developmental disability that affects a child's ability to understand the world around them. This can also mean that they find it difficult to form bonds and friendships with people, even those who are close to them such as... Read more
Boys are more likely to have speech and language difficulties compared to girls
As a speech and language therapist I have worked with many more boys than girls. This is no accident as a typical case load will consist of twice as many boys than girls. Research is still being carried into the reasons for this... Read more
Baby babble
Research has found that it's the quality not quantity of words heard by the babbling baby that helps in their development of language. Known as 'Motherese' or 'Parentese' this exaggerated way of talking has been proven to be beneficial in... Read more
Playful Sight Words Activity ideas
Early childhood teacher Christie Burnett, is offering 50 sight word activity ideas to help children with their automatic recall of high frequency words as they learn to read.
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