SLCN Blog - Archive

Schools are struggling to afford support for children with SLCN due to an unfair distribution of funding, says Anne Longfield, England’s Children’s Commissioner. Read more to find out how to make the most out of your school’s budget by supporting all of your children with SLCN.

I was fortunate enough to bump into Rachael McMullen at the TES North show recently. Rachael was kind enough to agree to an interview with me.
Here she talks about immediate strategies that schools can put in place, to support their children that they have concerns about.

It used to be a misconception among some that maths doesn’t rely much on reading and writing – surely the focus is on numbers and problem solving? In fact, as many more people are now aware, maths relies heavily on language skills.

An excerpt from our article in The Link about Auditory Processing. If you want to talk to Dr Dilys and ask questions, why not sign up to her free Skype session.

There is a considerable body of evidence now to show how children’s early oral language skills are influenced by their home language, with children from low income families more at risk of poorly developed vocabulary compared to peers from more affluent homes. The negative impact of poor vocabulary on later attainment has been the subject of media attention over the last year or two and championed by the BBC’s Word Gap Strategy.

Speech Link Multimedia Ltd is delighted with its success at the Education Resources Awards.

We are thrilled that Infant Language Link has been shortlisted by BESA* for an Education Resources Award.

A recent Radio 4 podcast hosted by Michael Rosen talks about supporting language and supporting dyslexia.

It had been reported that well-meaning companies such as Clarks are paying for 6,500 of their staff to be trained in talking to children, in the hope that by engaging children in conversation while they are trying on shoes, their language skills will improve (and it won’t harm public relations either).

Training is essential to ensure we have the skills and knowledge needed to carry out our role as effectively as possible. So why is it that ‘Schools’ spending on teacher training has dropped for the first time this decade despite a retention and recruitment crisis in the profession?’