Speaking Sense

25/12/2021

I would like to wish all of the families and young people I work with (past and present), a very happy Christmas. I hope 2022 is filled with laughter and fun!

31/10/2021

15/10/2021

Please share and raise awareness of this hidden disorder which affects so many.

It’s Shaun Ziegenfusz here. I’m a member of the RADLD International Committee. I’ll be monitoring the airwaves for the next few hours.

Tell me about your DLD Awareness Day plans below 👇

23/06/2021

It’s only two minutes but very powerful!

17/05/2021

A very useful resource for teaching staff in particular. Please share!

Download our brand new support guide for teachers now. Developed in partnership with nasen and Whole School SEND, and funded by the Department of Education, this practical guide will give teachers and other school-based professionals guidance on how to identify and support children with DLD in mains...

29/04/2021

Thought this may be of interest to some of the people I work with.

I CAN is offering FREE training to early years SENCos, managers and early years practitioners to enable excellent speech and language support in EY settings. Our next session on Wednesday May 5th 2- 3:30 pm. For course level info and booking details: visit https://ican.org.uk/eysend-partnership/

24/12/2020

We would like to wish all of the families past and present, that we’ve worked with, a very happy Christmas. Look forward to seeing you all in 2021! 🎄

24/11/2020

A really useful read for you to share with others who may benefit from this information.

https://www.tes.com/news/selective-mutism-what-teachers-need-know?fbclid=IwAR0M-lkjhN8JySbY2Os7C4sbP5n-_FGESjQUgKDqAkEBMtLIfcYRsdGoDwE

One of the biggest barriers that school pupils with selective mutism face is the assumption that they have a choice about whether they speak, say two experts

20/11/2020

A recent study found over 90% of talking in a classroom was done by the teacher & the average contribution of pupils is just four words. Wednesday on the 25 November puts spoken language in the spotlight through fun & engaging activities! https://ican.org.uk/no-pens-day-wednesday/

20/11/2020

Please oh please stop encouraging parents to WAIT when their child is not meeting milestones. Early intervention is so important for many kids- and many are missing out and/or starting much later than is ideal. Let’s start when the delay is small rather than waiting until they have significant delays that are more difficult to overcome!