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Developmental Language Disorder - The voice of the children and young people
On 28th April 2018, NAPLIC held its annual conference in Birmingham, drawing a host of Speech and Language Therapists and other professionals working with children and young people to its talks focusing on Developmental Language Disorder.
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Building a solid foundation for literacy
Literacy, while a seemingly innocuous (although incredibly important) topic, stirs up fierce debate across the globe when it comes to which approach we should be using in schools. Here in the UK, the most widely used approach in literacy teaching is ‘synthetic phonics’.
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The impact of ‘fake news’ on children with SLCN
The term ‘fake news’ has been in the media frequently in the last year, and continues to rear its ugly head, particularly on social media. Here we discuss how fake news could have an impact on children.
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NAPLIC Conference
It’s that time of year again, the Annual Naplic Conference! You can guarantee it won’t be a conference that disappoints and this year was no exception. The conference committee managed the perfect matrimony between evidence-based research, the experiences of practitioners and importantly the voices of young people with speech language and communication needs (SLCN).
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Bercow 10 Years On – Part 2
On March 20th 2018, findings were published from an independent review into services for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), 10 years on from the original Bercow Review and recommendations.