Opening Doors, Speech and Language Therapy

Independent SaLT & PhD researcher, experience in #youth justice, schools & nurseries. Providing affordable, timely assessment & therapy to children & young ppl

[Opening Doors, Speech and Language Therapy @OpeningDoorsSLT]

If you’re a school, especially one with a high number of pupils from marginalised backgrounds, read this study. All SENCOs reported that they would continue to commission Speech & Language Therapy input and would recommend the model to others. https://t.co/kYsEtYAAeR

[Maxine Winstanley @DrMaxineW]

Lots of CAMHS workers, and a few developmental psychologists, stopping by my poster today had not heard of #devlangdis before. #youthjustice

[Opening Doors, Speech and Language Therapy @OpeningDoorsSLT]

Approximately 60% of young offenders have unidentified developmental language disorder, they are told they have ‘to make’ reparation but they don’t know what that means https://t.co/pqVQ04V1q0

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Developing language and communication is first on foundation for literacy https://t.co/j5LHabWlOy

[EEF @EducEndowFoundn]

Our latest guidance report - Preparing for Literacy - published today, includes 7 recommendations designed to support nurseries and early years settings to close the gap between disadvantaged toddlers and their peers before school starts.

Available now: https://t.co/aFIgBMlsu8

[Opening Doors, Speech and Language Therapy @OpeningDoorsSLT]

Lexical quality is so important https://t.co/oUiLYptZyg

[Opening Doors, Speech and Language Therapy @OpeningDoorsSLT]

I often use this resource to assess and develop the verbal reasoning skills and abstract language of primary aged children who struggle to understand what is said to them

[Opening Doors, Speech and Language Therapy @OpeningDoorsSLT]

30 week intervention program designed to help children with receptive (understanding) language difficulties, found positive results. https://t.co/Gdi9kDDoXI

[Opening Doors, Speech and Language Therapy @OpeningDoorsSLT]

@alexisemma31 @SltCarrie Not a problem, we all are 😊. I think the main issue is to have a thorough assessment conducted, once you have that a SLT can write an intervention plan that staff can carry out and provide you with resources to target the areas an assessment highlights

[Opening Doors, Speech and Language Therapy @OpeningDoorsSLT]

Verbs are important for early language development because they allow children to start building sentences. Some children find it hard to acquire verbs, here are some resources we use to help ....

[Opening Doors, Speech and Language Therapy @OpeningDoorsSLT]

When describing events young people with developmental language disorder can get muddled with order, or overuse ‘and’. Carry out activities to practice time connectives such as first, next, then, last e.g. setting up an activity, building Lego, play a barrier game

[Opening Doors, Speech and Language Therapy @OpeningDoorsSLT]

@alexisemma31 @SltCarrie It will depend on target, it could be moving from 1 word to 2 word level (matching games e.g. my card has somebody pushing a pram, can you find a card with somebody pushing) learning grammatical rules to alter verbs, remembering irregular verbs e.g. bought

[Opening Doors, Speech and Language Therapy @OpeningDoorsSLT]

More evidence as to why we need speech and language therapy input in #youthjustice https://t.co/NQyaIFiIct

[Opening Doors, Speech and Language Therapy @OpeningDoorsSLT]

@alexisemma31 A range of places, black sheep press, @SltCarrie , elklan , talkabout series, language for learning, LDA series , some have been made, etc etc 🙂

[Opening Doors, Speech and Language Therapy @OpeningDoorsSLT]

Language disorder affects school performance https://t.co/QGhOkBryGL

[Opening Doors, Speech and Language Therapy @OpeningDoorsSLT]

Developmental language disorder the most common childhood condition you’ve never heard of https://t.co/1xLWT38R49

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New resources at opening doors, speech and language therapy focussing on emotions

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This report highlights vulnerability and the need for support https://t.co/r4lyyXQ5i9

[Opening Doors, Speech and Language Therapy @OpeningDoorsSLT]

Today I am at this workshop learning how to run social skills groups for autistic (or indeed any) teens to prevent sexual reoffending/offending

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.... 4) They may respond off topic when questioned, 5) They may show signs of disruptive behaviour or appear withdrawn. Just some of the signs to look out for in your classroom 2/2

[Opening Doors, Speech and Language Therapy @OpeningDoorsSLT]

How can you tell if a child has developmental language disorder (DLD). 1) They May have difficulty following instructions, 2) May appear forgetful, 3) After instructions they may look round the room at what other children are doing before beginning the activity.............1/2