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I CAN changes name to Speech and Language UK

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

| Nursery World

The speech and language charity I CAN is changing its name to reach more of the almost one in five children in the UK who have challenges with talking and understanding words.

Inclusion - At full strength

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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Supporting the well-being of children with SEND means not focusing too much on the difficulties of their condition and instead recognising their differences, writes Kerry Payne

Singer Mollie King launches Dyslexia Awareness Week

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Monday, October 5, 2020

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Presenter and singer Mollie King and the British Dyslexia Association have joined forces to focus on this year’s Dyslexia Awareness Week’s theme: Dyslexia Creates.

EYFS Best Practice – All about… autism

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Monday, September 28, 2020

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Dr Prithvi Perepa clarifies some of the popular misconceptions about autism and outlines how practitioners can support a child with the condition

Health & Nutrition: Brain development - Down to size

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

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Research has shown a link between extreme deprivation in early childhood and smaller brain size. Meredith Jones Russell reports

Sensory Processing, Part 6 - Yum and yuck!

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Monday, June 24, 2019

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Taste and smell’s development in young children, and advice on supporting those with sensory problems. By Anne O’Connor and Dr Kath Dickinson in the final part in this series

Sensory Processing, Part 5 - See, hear

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Monday, May 27, 2019

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How sight and hearing work, their effects on children’s development, and spotting problems. By Anne O’Connor and Dr Kath Dickinson

Sensory Processing, Part 3 - In space

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Monday, March 18, 2019

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Proprioception – our sense of our body in relation to the world – how it develops and what happens when problems arise. By Anne O’Connor and Dr Kath Dickinson

Charities unite to call for action on children's SLCN

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Thursday, March 7, 2019

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Sixty charities and organisations have joined forces to urge the Prime Minister to do more to improve support for the 1.4 million children with speech, language and communication needs.

Sensory Processing: Part 2 - Vestibular system

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Monday, February 18, 2019

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Development of the vestibular sense – and addressing over- and under-sensitivity – is explored by Anne O’Connor and Dr Kath Dickinson in part two of this new series

Sensory Processing, Part 1 - Making sense

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Monday, January 21, 2019

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Sensory experiences are vital to healthy brain development, explain Anne O’Connor and Dr Kath Dickinson in part one of a new series

Children's communication needs as important as fight against obesity

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

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There is 'a wave of interest in early language', says Jean Gross, chair of Bercow: Ten Years On.

Bercow: 10 years on parents face 'postcode lottery' of support

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

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Parents across the country are struggling to find the help they need for children with speech and language problems, according to a wide-ranging new report, which updates the landmark Bercow Review 10 years after it was first published.

Major new review into children's speech and language

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Monday, January 16, 2017

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Ten years on from a landmark report into children’s speech, language and communication, a follow-up review is to be published.

Anger over BBC film's slant on child gender dysphoria

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Friday, January 13, 2017

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Organisations and activists from the transgender community have voiced concerns about a BBC2 documentary on how to approach children with gender dysphoria, which was broadcast last night (12 January).

Summer holiday services failing children with learning disabilities

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

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Local government cuts have stranded children with learning disabilities without effective access to services during the school holidays, according to a survey by charity Mencap.