Parents' Blog


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  • Does dummy use affect children’s speech development?

    by Louise Burton
    — Speech and Language Therapist 10 Jun 2021

    With so much negative press around the use of dummies with toddlers, we look at what the evidence is of a link between using a dummy and children’s speech sound development.

  • What can COVID 19 teach us about learning vocabulary?

    by Juliet Leonard
    — Speech and Language Therapist 13 May 2021

    Juliet Leonard, Speech and Language Therapist discusses the new words our children have learned during the pandemic, and the insights this gives for learning vocabulary.

  • The Parent Detectives: How can parents use their Lockdown insights?

    by Juliet Leonard
    — Speech and Language Therapist 22 Apr 2021

    Have you noticed, through home learning that your child has some difficulties with Speech, Language and Communication? Perhaps this period of time has highlighted the difficulties they have and the impact on their learning. So what happens next?

  • Supporting speech and language interventions at home for children in Key Stage 3

    by Sophie Mustoe-Playfair
    — Speech and Language Therapist 11 Mar 2021

    In this final blog in our series about how to carry out effective speech and language interventions for children of different age, Sophie will be sharing advice for how to support children who are in Key Stage 3 at home. Reading time: 4 minutes

  • Supporting speech and language interventions at home for children in Key Stage 2

    by Sophie Mustoe-Playfair
    — Speech and Language Therapist 04 Mar 2021

    This is the third blog in our series about how to carry out effective speech and language interventions for children of different ages at home. This week, Sophie will be sharing advice for how to support children who are in Key Stage 2. Reading time: 4 minutes 47 seconds