Supporting the Learning of Children with Language and Communication Needs
Anna Sowerbutts & Amanda Finer
Speech and Language Therapists, and authors of DLD and Me: Supporting children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder.

As Speech and Language Therapists we have expertise in supporting children who have speech, language and communication needs. Our video provides ways of supporting these children, who are likely to be struggling with the challenges of learning from home.

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Spelling Success
Georgie Cooney
Dyslexia Association of Ireland (DAI) and teaches students with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs).

This is aimed at anyone who has to teach spellings. Spellings are generally harder than reading because they require recall. Reading requires recognition.

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Getting Ready for Reading and Spelling with Phonological Awareness
Georgie Cooney
Dyslexia Association of Ireland (DAI) and teaches students with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs)

It briefly describes the stages before one starts to teach phonics, reading and spelling. The learners need to be really secure in their language ability, particularly their phonological awareness.

The 3 main stages are:

  • Syllables - blending/segmenting
  • Rhyme - detecting/generating
  • Phonemes - awareness/blending and then manipulation.

If the learner is able to manipulate phonemes such as using spoonerisms (king john becomes jing kohn) then they should be fully equipped for learning phonics, word reading and spelling.

Many dyslexics have a weak phonological loop and we need to help them strengthen it.

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Things I like - A Self-Awareness Activity to do at Home
Alex Kelly
Alex Kelly is a Speech and Language Therapist with over thirty years’ experience of working with both children and adults with an intellectual disability (learning disability) and specialising in working with people who have difficulties with social skills. She runs her own businesses (Alex Kelly Ltd and Speaking Space Ltd) with her husband Brian Sains and is the author of a number of books and resources, including the best-selling TALKABOUT series.

Alex talks about the really important people in her life and provides an activity for you to complete at home.

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Important People in My Life - A Self-Awareness Activity to do at Home
Alex Kelly
Alex Kelly is a Speech and Language Therapist with over thirty years’ experience of working with both children and adults with an intellectual disability (learning disability) and specialising in working with people who have difficulties with social skills. She runs her own businesses (Alex Kelly Ltd and Speaking Space Ltd) with her husband Brian Sains and is the author of a number of books and resources, including the best-selling TALKABOUT series.

Alex uses a feelings board to tell us how she is feeling today. You can download a variety of feelings boards from her website http://www.speakingspace.co.uk.

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How Are You Feeling? - A Self-Awareness Activity to do at Home
Alex Kelly is a Speech and Language Therapist with over thirty years’ experience of working with both children and adults with an intellectual disability (learning disability) and specialising in working with people who have difficulties with social skills. She runs her own businesses (Alex Kelly Ltd and Speaking Space Ltd) with her husband Brian Sains and is the author of a number of books and resources, including the best-selling TALKABOUT series.

Alex uses a feelings board to tell us how she is feeling today. You can download a variety of feelings boards from her website http://www.speakingspace.co.uk.

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