Speech and language therapist specialising in mainstream schools (primary and secondary) speech sound disorders and paediatric acquired communication disorders
Scientists came out en masse today to inform our elected representatives about the dangers of pursuing more fossil fuels . . . but where were the MPs ? Only a handful came out and listened .
We must demand better
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We’re trying to get as many followers as Rishi Sunak so we can show the government just how many people are prepared to fight for the NHS and its staff.
Please can you help by following us and retweeting this?
The words we use make a difference. Shifting away from the behavior and perception of the problem and moving to strengths and solutions changes everything. Words matter! #endseclusion (Shared from Michael McKnight)
Full article: How we measure language skills of children at scale: A call to move beyond domain-specific tests as a proxy for language https://t.co/6LTjRFvDk3
Excited to share our study representing first-person perspectives on the psychosocial difficulties experienced by those with Developmental Language Disorder during childhood! #DLD#DevLangDis#SLI https://t.co/S1ooqk96hX
Does knowing whether a defendant has a diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder affect how mock jurors rate that defendant's levels of guilt, sentence length, credibility and blameworthiness?
Listen to this latest @ijlcd podcast to find out more...
#DLD#slpeeps@cjsscen
It’s great that schools are focusing on dyslexia but there are other lesser-known literacy and language difficulties that often 'get missed’, explains world-leading expert Maggie Snowling in our latest @tes Q&A
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"With one in four NHS speech therapist jobs now vacant & speech delay on the rise, many parents are waiting years to access the support their child needs," reports @GraziaUK: https://t.co/hcD6iAjas5 @Nick_Hewer@SeanPert @IrmaDonaldson19 @SteveJamieson12
On #NationalNumeracyDay - did you know that language skills are crucial for developing #numeracy skills?
Check out our joint policy statement with @SpeechAndLangUK & @voice21oracy to find out more
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Can we count on you to spread the word? #mathspuns
"If you see signs of increased anxiety (such as non-compliance), reduce the demands, don't increase them."
Read The Teacher's Introduction to Pathological Demand Avoidance from @SpectrumSpaceUK https://t.co/3dap6ROAdt
#Autism#PathologicalDemandAvoidance#PDA
Next time you hear a UK home secretary or the right wing media claiming that we take on more than our fair share of asylum seekers, remember this graph.
Calling all families and individuals affected by #DevLangDis or a primary language disorder/impairment! E-DLD aims promote better understanding of #DLD. Please see our website for details and to sign up. Our first E-DLD only event is currently being planned-don't miss out!⬇️