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Tag Archives: Making it easier
Up and running again
I have put in hours of work to correct the out of date links on my blog and I hope now they are working properly! Sorry I hadn’t noticed there were heaps of errors. Trust the majority have got sorted … Continue reading
Posted in Child language, Education at home, ESL / EFL / EAL, Grammar, Helping language skills at home, Home schooling, Language Levels, Promoting language development, Teaching
Tagged Home schooling, language development, Making it easier, S<, SLP, symbol support
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Black Sheep Press
Black Sheep Press has a new website with lots of exciting changes and improved features. You can visit it here. I used many of the resources from Black Sheep Press while I was working with young children. The company publishes … Continue reading
Posted in Association, Child language, Competence level, Education at home, ESL / EFL / EAL, Grammar, Helping children understand, Inference, Promoting language development, Speech & Language Pathology, Speech & Language Therapy, Teaching
Tagged Black Sheep Press, Getting meaning from pictures, Learning to mean, Making it easier, Mr Goodguess
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Let’s not add to confusion
English is very open to misunderstanding because of the number of homophones we have. Some are not spelt the same way – but when you hear examples there is scope for confusion – and of course non-readers cannot visualise both … Continue reading
Posted in Helping children understand, Promoting language development, Speech & Language Pathology, Speech & Language Therapy, Teaching
Tagged Learning to mean, Making it easier, S<, SLP
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What do you know?
A friend said she would enjoy teaching older people to use the computer but she was not an expert herself. Since she runs a big office, regularly sends emails and writes documents every day, she has obviously achieved excellent competence … Continue reading
Keep speech simple too
It’s not just print that needs adapting – even talk can be confusing! The words we use, the speed we go, the in-between time – all these will influence how much a child understands. Especially the child with delayed or … Continue reading
Posted in Association, Child language, Competence level, Inference, Promoting language development, Speech & Language Pathology, Speech & Language Therapy, Teaching
Tagged Analogy, Making it easier, S<, SLP
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Keeping text simple
It can’t be hard to make things simpler… can it? Well, actually, it can be quite tricky. Creating or adapting resources for children with language impairment can take a long time. Not only that. After using the resources it may … Continue reading
Posted in Child language, Competence level, Grammar, Helping children understand, Promoting language development, Speech & Language Pathology, Speech & Language Therapy, Teaching
Tagged Learning to mean, Making it easier, S<, SLP
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