Category Archives: Speech and language development
Practice change in speech and language therapy: from PhD thesis to Plain English
It’s embarrassing as a speech and language therapist to admit this: I find it difficult to communicate the findings of my PhD in a way that can be easily understood. My thesis is open access, but access doesn’t make it … Continue reading
Posted in Critical realism, implementation science, PhD, Qualitative research, Research, Service delivery, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy, Writing for publication
Tagged communication, implementation, intervention, practice change, Qualitative research, speech and language therapy, writing for publication
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Ralli round to raise awareness of specific language impairment
"Ralli likes computer games, playing with her friends in the park, and smoky bacon flavoured crisps – BUT Ralli also sometimes finds talking difficult, and she doesn't always understand the words people say. Ralli wants to tell you what this … Continue reading
Posted in Books, journals and articles, CPD, Professional standards, Service delivery, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy
Tagged Becky Clark, Courtenay Norbury, Dorothy Bishop, Gina Conti-Ramsden, Maggie Snowling, raising awareness of language learning impairments, RALLI, specific language impairment, speech and language therapy
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Family Action praise preventative Home Talk intervention for children at risk of language delay
Family Action have been in touch to let me know about some promising targeted work they are doing with late talking 2 year olds. The charity provides over 100 community based services to disadvantaged and socially isolated families across England. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, journals and articles, Community settings, Service delivery, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy, Voluntary organisations
Tagged Babytalk, Child Language Teaching and Therapy, children's centres, England, ESCAL, Family Action, health visitors, Home Talk, language delay, Language for Life, late talking, Mansfield, multi-agency, Nottinghamshire, Play and Learning worker, Portsmouth, speech and language therapists, Stoke Speaks Out, targeted work
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Communication Champion’s final report shows communication is everyone’s business
Despite her two year term as Communication Champion officially ending in December, Jean Gross was up with the lark this morning for a 5 minute slot on the Daybreak sofa to talk about ‘testing’ of 2 years olds. Having read … Continue reading
Posted in AAC, Service delivery, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy, Voluntary organisations
Tagged AAC, children, communication, Communication Champion, Daybreak, early identification, Jean Gross, joint commissioning, language development, measure impact, parents, public health, skill mix, social media, talk, team work, texting, voluntary sector, workforce capacity
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Animation Therapy videos to improve narrative in older children with language impairment
Readers of Speech & Language Therapy in Practice will be interested to see these short videos accompanying an article about Animation Therapy in the Winter 11 issue. Animation Therapy is a hybrid of skill based and naturalistic activities aimed at … Continue reading
‘New dimensions’ online report from the Child Language Seminar 2011
The final issue of Speech & Language Therapy in Practice has been signed off for printing, so will be mailed out to subscribers the week beginning 5 December. Meantime, you can access a new, free, online-only article written to accompany … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, CPD, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy
Tagged Child Language Seminar, CLS, Helen Stringer, James Law, Liz Pena, Maggie Snowling, New dimensions, researchers, Sheena Reilly, Speech & Language Therapy in Practice, Sue Roulstone, therapists
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Article on speech sound disorders course posted as Caroline Bowen receives special award
By happy coincidence, I completed a new article reflecting on two days immersed in speech sound disorders with international expert Caroline Bowen just as Caroline was awarded life membership of Speech Pathology Australia at its National Conference in Darwin. She … Continue reading
Posted in Books, journals and articles, Conferences, CPD, Phonetics / phonology, Professional standards, Resources, Service delivery, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy
Tagged ASLTIP, basics and beyond, Caroline Bowen, Darwin, Durham, life membership, Ros Neilson, Speech Pathology Australia, speech sound disorders, therapy targets, York
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4 bursary places at No Mind Left Behind conference to benefit cash-strapped speech and language therapy departments
You're hearing it here first! In recognition of the vital part that speech and language therapists play in the field of learning difficulties, Mindroom is offering the profession 4 free places at the forthcoming major international conference No Mind Left Behind. The … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Conferences, CPD, Learning disability, Resources, Service delivery, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy, Voluntary organisations
Tagged ADHD, autism, Carmela Miniscalco, early diagnosis, early onset, in-house training, learning difficulties, Mindroom, neurodevelopmental disorders, No Mind Left Behind, Sophie Dow, speech and language therapists, speech language pathologist, Sweden, training budgets, Virtual conference
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