Counselling & Speech Therapy Blog

Supporting Pupils with Poor Pronunciation in the Early Years

In the Early years it’s common for pupils to experience problems with pronunciation which affects their speech intelligibility. It’s hard knowing when speech sounds are normal or if there is some reason for concern. In this blog, we will cover the steps to take if you are concerned about a pupil’s speech pronunciation.

5th February 2018

Speech and Language Strategies to Develop Oracy at Key Stage 2

Oracy is an important part of teaching and we want children to express themselves confidently and coherently. There are children that struggle to communicate, impacting how they demonstrate oracy skills. Read on to learn where pupils may have difficulty with communication and how we can help.

2nd February 2018

How do you Measure the Impact of Speech and Language therapy?

With school budget cuts, it’s more important than ever to know that the impact of Speech and Language interventions are having a measurable effect on a pupil’s well-being, access to the curriculum and most importantly their functional communication.

24th May 2017

Supporting Communication in Children with Behavioural Difficulties

Actions deemed ‘behavioural’ occur as a direct result of something else, and it is our responsibility to figure out what that is and how we can support struggling pupils. Do we want to punish or rehabilitate? More often than not children who have behavioural difficulties have communication problems, impacting their understanding of language, spoken language and social skills.

13th March 2017

Why Everyone is Talking about Telepractice - Speech and Language Therapy Online.

It’s not just in teaching that innovations are happening but in those services that support teachers to meet the needs of all their pupils. Services like speech and language therapy, literacy interventions, mathematics, art and design. Indeed, when it comes to Special Educational Needs interventions there is one trend emerging, namely ‘Telepractice’.

8th February 2017

Behaviour is a Form of Communication

Children rely on nonverbal communication. EG: Tantrums, hitting etc. These are common whilst raising a toddler. Usually, this challenging behaviour manifests out of frustration at either not understanding a situation or being unable to express their wants, needs and feelings. So, what is the link between behaviour and communication?

24th January 2017

The Impact of Auditory Memory on Language Development

Almost everything we do involves speech, language and communication. Its no wonder that some pupils find language development a really tricky process. There are a lot of different elements involved that allow our language and communication to work effectively.

4th January 2017

How do Pupils Learn to Read?

learning to read and write is something all of us have gone through and will be a key point of learning for every child. The process of how this happens is fascinating! This blog will explore the development of literacy skills and how speech and language therapy can help.

18th October 2016

Is my child really school ready? A guide to expected communication levels for school starters.

It’s exciting to send your little one off for their first day of primary school, but it can also feel bittersweet. You can make sure they are prepared with everything they need, but how can you make sure they are prepared in terms of communication skills?

13th September 2016

English as an Additional Language (EAL) or a Speech, Language and Communication Need (SLCN)?

Teaching children with English as an additional language (EAL) is not new for schools in the UK, but it still presents challenges for lots of teachers. Children with EAL are also just as likely as their monolingual peers to have a speech, language or communication difficulty.

11th May 2016

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