Supporting Speech, Language & Communication Needs

Designed for all those who support older children and young adults with speech and language difficulties, this resource provides ideas, practical strategies and detailed information about the speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) of older students.
Included in the book are the following: 
- clear explanations of the difficulties you might see students experiencing

Laugh and Learn: Using Humor to Reach and Teach Teens

One way to interest your students is to make them laugh—everyone, especially teenagers, enjoys having a good time. And considering how much time during the week that you spend with your students, you might as well enjoy them. Otherwise, it is going to be a miserable experience for the teacher as well as for your students. Humor in the classroom overcomes many difficulties in classroom management.

In the Mind's Eye: Visual Thinkers, Gifted People With Learning Difficulties, Computer Images and the Ironies of Creativity

The computer-generated information superhighway could launch a new renaissance of creativity for millions of visual thinkers! Some of the greatest minds in politics, science, literature, and the arts experienced undetected learning disabilities that stopped them from assimilating information the same way as their peers. Some of our most original intellects relied heavily on visual modes of thought, processing information in terms of images instead of words or numbers.

Children's language difficulties affect many areas of functioning and devlopment. Since most children with these difficulties are expected to function in ordinary schools and nurseries it is important that parents, teachers and practitioners have a broad understanding of the issues. Language and communication problems typically fall under the umbrella terms 'language disability, 'language delay', or 'language difficulties. They can range from an occasional difficulty with certain sounds to an inability to communicate using spoken language.

The difficulties dyslexic students experience in the English mainstream classroom and present to their English teacher are examined in detail in this book. The authors show how these difficulties may best be supported and the students' strengths utilized. The book looks at language, different types of literature and poetry, and highlights the use of the written language. Handwriting, reading, comprehension, writing and spelling strategies are also considered.