Category Archives: Speech and language development
Contact a Family Directory lists information on 430 disabilities and health conditions
I still remember the first time I heard about autism, when a parent came to talk to our Guide Company over 30 years ago. As a new graduate, I read up on Neurofibromatosis, which affected one of my young clients. A few … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Books, journals and articles, CPD, Craniofacial, Deafness, Learning disability, Resources, Speech and language development, Voluntary organisations
Tagged 430 disabilities and health conditions, autism, CHARGE syndrome, Contact a Family, diagnosis, Directory, disabled children, Dravet Syndrome, Fragile X, Fragile X Society, Neurofibromatosis, speech and language therapists, UK support groups, Wolfram Syndrome
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‘Hello’ to the National Year of Communication
Tsars, supremos, working parties, interdepartmental committees, royal commissions – it's easy for 'Yes, Prime Minister' (Gielgud Theatre, London) to be cynical. While the playwrights have a point, I had just come from a Communication Trust reception at the House of Commons which … Continue reading
Posted in AAC, Autism, Conferences, Speech and language development, Stammering, Voluntary organisations
Tagged Anita Kerwin-Nye, Asperger's syndrome, autism, coaltion, Communication Champion, dyslexia, hello, House of Commons, Jean Gross, Mike Kennard, national year of communication, Robert Buckland, Sarah Teather, Signalong, specific language impairment, Speech & Language Therapy in Practice, speech language and communication needs, The Communication Trust
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Free conversing with Sharynne McLeod article now available
Being a speech-language pathologist herself, internationally renowned educator, researcher and editor Sharynne McLeod knows how much our profession likes to talk. During a study day in Bristol in July (‘Speech Sound Disorders in Children – Seminar for SLTs’), Sharynne made … Continue reading
Posted in Books, journals and articles, Conferences, CPD, Overseas, Phonetics / phonology, Resources, Service delivery, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy, Writing for publication
Tagged free article, polysyllabic words, Sharynne McLeod, speech language pathologist, speech sound disorders
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Caroline Bowen brings her 2 day speech sound disorders workshop to the UK
I can’t believe it was as long ago as 2002 that Australian speech-language pathologist Caroline Bowen compiled her top ten child speech resources for Speech & Language Therapy in Practice. I have “known” Caroline virtually for many years, and enjoy her humourous … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, CPD, Phonetics / phonology, Professional standards, Resources, Service delivery, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy
Tagged ACQ magazine, ASLTIP, Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice, Australian speech-language pathologist, Caroline Bowen, child speech resources, phonologicaltherapy listserv, speech sound disorders
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Autumn 10 issue now out!
The Autumn 10 issue of Speech & Language Therapy in Practice was mailed on Friday. (My own copy hasn’t made it to Scotland yet, but I know some people got theirs as early as Saturday!) It includes: our new series … Continue reading
Posted in Aphasia, Books, journals and articles, Community settings, CPD, Ethics, Head & Neck, Professional standards, Resources, Service delivery, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy
Tagged adolescents, aphasia, chewing in cerebral palsy, community arts venue, complementary therapy, critical appraisal, education staff, indirect interaction techniques, intergroup contact, scaffolding, silent bilingual children, TEP closure, The Communication Toolkit, tracheoesophageal puncture, working outside the NHS
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Off We Go! with Signed Stories
ITV’s Signed Stories have signed up Avril Webster, author of the Off We Go! series. You can see ‘Going to Buy Clothes’ being signed here. Avril’s inspiration for the series came from her son Stephen’s love of books. Stephen has … Continue reading
SpeechQuest takes speech and language therapy online
The internet is now an integral part of our everyday lives. We take it for granted that if we want answers we will get them online. But virtual speech and language therapy as a form of service delivery? Could that help … Continue reading
National Literacy Trust to survey young people’s attitudes to communication
The National Literacy Trust is looking for schools to participate in a survey to investigate young people’s attitudes towards speaking, listening and more general communication skills. The online survey will run from 14 June to 3 July 2010 and involve … Continue reading
Circle time opportunities for speech and language therapists
My sons' primary school had Circle Time guru Jenny Mosley running their in-service today. When volunteers were sought from the primary sixes and sevens I persuaded my older son to go in, albeit reluctantly. (He looked a bit skeptical when I … Continue reading
Spring 10 issue of Speech & Language Therapy in Practice out now
The courier has just been to take the authors' copies of the Spring 10 issue which means mailing is now complete. Spring 10 includes the first of a new ethics series considering everyday events which need to be on our … Continue reading
Posted in Aphasia, Books, journals and articles, Community settings, CPD, Head & Neck, Resources, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy, Voice
Tagged adductor spasmodic dysphonia, attention and listening, cognitive therapy in dementia, community stroke teams, early years practitioners, East Kent Outcome System, ethics, Every Child a Talker, laryngectomy, mental state assessment, social networking, speech and language therapy, Talking Mats
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