Child Language Teaching and Therapy

‘Absolutely fantastic - I can’t tell you how good it was!’ Read the second part of our guest blog from Julia Po***ck, SLT with the REACH team in Perth about how our new resource can help to open up sensitive with children and young people about

https://www.talkingmats.com/lets-talk-about-sex-opening-up-conversations-with-talking-mats-part-2/

Calling all UK families of children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) who have accessed parent support groups! Speech and Language Therapy student, Daisy Spiby-bree wants your help. Details below. To get involved or to ask further questions please email Daisy on [email protected].

Children at the Table: Children's Charities Coalition Ahead of a general election, Action for Children, Barnardo’s, The Children’s Society, the National Children’s Bureau and NSPCC, have joined together.

Key Insights for Early Educators from Associate Professor Lindsay Dennis and Colleagues at Florida State University

Read the research here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02656590241228429

Watch out for our upcoming on research by Dr. Lindsay Dennis and colleagues on the use of and for in !

🌟 Important Insights on Team Collaboration in AAC Services 🌟

In the world of special education, the importance of teamwork is well recognised, especially when it comes to providing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services for students. This recent study shines a light on the crucial role of Special Education Teachers (SETs) working in special education settings in Ireland during a period of significant change in services.

This study highlights the value professionals place on team collaboration, even when they feel it can be inconsistent or non-existent in current practice.

Facilitators to collaboration identified included:
Putting the child's needs at the forefront
Shared goals
Clear understanding of each team member's role
Sharing knowledge and resources freely
Building strong, effective working relationships

Click below to find out more!

“Feeling our way around in the dark” AAC team collaboration in the context of service change: Special education teachers’ perceptions - Sinead Moore Ramirez, Yvonne Lynch, 2024 Team collaboration is an essential component of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services that directly impacts outcomes for students in special...

registration of interest is now open on the website:

https://www.naplic.org.uk/conference
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