SLCN Blog - primary language

To continue our support for schools, parents and children we have found a variety of free resources that school and parents can use in this difficult time. It is amazing to see so many companies working hard and coming together to help children get the education that they deserve.

We have been researching and collecting the best of the free resources and activities, that amazing companies have been creating, to support you and to support your children at this difficult time. We will regularly update this free resources bank so you can continue to support your children at home.

Our Speech and Language Therapist, Heather Stevens talks about sharing books and why it’s never too early to start reading with young children.

With International DLD day approaching on the 18th October 2019, information about the change in terminology being used for children with language difficulties is in abundance online. But what are the changes in terminology and what do they mean for our Language Link users?

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.