This month's edition of the Bulletin, the RCSLT's official magazine contained an excellent ‘Ask The Experts’ pull out section focussed on child speech sound disorder. All the contributors are well known and respected academics, and the articles were both interesting and pertinent to the practice of most paediatric SLTs. The article contributed by Dr Helen Stringer and Dr Jane Speake clearly defined the intensity of input required to effect change. For example: 2,400 practice items over 40 sessions or 20 hours; 20 target words repeated in three activities i.e. 60 times in a 30 minute session; and at least three practice sessions per week. Busy therapists, carrying heavy caseloads, are not only planning their own therapy sessions, but are also expected to provide support materials for parents and education staff for practice over the following week. Black Sheep Press can come to the rescue! All our speech sound resources provide illustrated activities which will go a long way to achieving the correct 'dose' of therapy. Check out : Www.blacksheeppress.co.uk

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‘The funding crisis in special needs education is deepening’

Observer investigation reveals 30% rise in overspending against backdrop of a failure to meet demand for services
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Many children and adults struggle to follow multi-step instructions. Working Memory (WIP8) is a pack of resources for children at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 is designed to encourage the child to use their working memory skills, and also includes suggestions to extend these skills in the classroom setting. Most of the activities are in worksheet format, but additional pictures are provided to enable the user to extend the activities if further repetition is required. Although the pack is designed to target working memory, teachers and therapists may also find the activities useful for pupils who have attention and listening difficulties. Find out more: https://www.blacksheeppress.co.uk/product/developing-auditory-and-verbal-memory-skills/

Developing auditory and verbal memory skills is the purpose of this pack for children at Key Stage 1 & 2 through the use of their working memory.
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‘The ability to follow instructions is a big advantage. It helps to carry out learning activities and to succeed in tests. ‘ ‘Many children and adults struggle to follow multi-step instructions, including many people with developmental language disorders.’

“Pick up the yellow pencil and put it into the green pencil case.” “If there is a green square on the top row, touch the orange square.” “Go the office and ask Mrs Lee…
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For those of you getting ready for the start of the new term, don't forget our bundles. These include a selection of essentials for supporting vocabulary, grammar, speech sounds and emotions, all at reduced prices. Find out more at https://www.blacksheeppress.co.uk/offers/

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A visual guide showing some of the ways slow processing speed can affect a child’s daily life—and how families and educators can help.

What's it like to have slow processing speed? This graphic takes you through a typical day in the life of a child with slow processing speed.
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Things you need to know about PDA

Post describing what Pathological Demand Avoidance type of autism is, how it fits in with other spectrum conditions, why typical parenting strategies don't work and why PDA is different to general demand avoidance
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Two Researchers in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) receive Presidential Award - Adlof’s research focuses on understanding the relationship between oral and written language development and on the identification and treatment of language and reading disorders to promote positive outcomes. The goal of Stepp’s research is to use engineering tools to improve the assessment and treatment of voice and speech disorders.

Suzanne Adlof, of the University of South Carolina, and Cara Stepp, of Boston University, each received the honor for their research in communication sciences and disorders.
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"Let’s look for the things to be grateful for, and celebrate our differences – for wouldn’t the world be rather boring if we were all the same?"

One of the biggest challenges us dyslexics face is how people perceive us from our writing and typing – especially now that we often tap away on our phones more than we talk face to face. Image from Virgin.com When I was at school I was often labelled lazy and dumb because I struggled to k...
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