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    My Children Are Below Age-Related Expectations
    Beth Morrant
    • May 26
    • 3 min

    My Children Are Below Age-Related Expectations

    "I teach year 4 and have pupils who are struggling to follow instructions and retain anything." Sarah is an experienced teacher who...
    What do memory, processing and retention problems look like?
    Beth Morrant
    • May 18
    • 4 min

    What do memory, processing and retention problems look like?

    What do memory, processing and retention problems look like in a classroom? How do memory difficulties impact on learning? How can we help?
    The SEND Review- your next steps
    Beth Morrant
    • Apr 18
    • 2 min

    The SEND Review- your next steps

    As a training provider to schools, I had one big takeaway from the SEND review. Too few Teachers have received training or CPD for SEN.
    Top Strategies to Boost Children's Speech & Language Skills
    Beth Morrant
    • Apr 7
    • 3 min

    Top Strategies to Boost Children's Speech & Language Skills

    Here are my top strategies to help you establish effective management of speech and language needs in your classroom or setting.
    The Data is Emerging
    Beth Morrant
    • Mar 1
    • 2 min

    The Data is Emerging

    The data is starting to emerge around the impacts on children following the pandemic. Recently the Royal College of Speech and Language...
    Leo can't say his name properly
    Beth Morrant
    • Feb 22
    • 2 min

    Leo can't say his name properly

    I want to tell you about Leo. Leo couldn't say his name properly. The L sound was tricky. He used a W instead. “What’s your name?”...
    How does the training work?
    Beth Morrant
    • Feb 1
    • 3 min

    How does the training work?

    Here are the answers to some frequently asked questions about my online speech and language training courses.
    Are you part of the 96 percent?
    Beth Morrant
    • Jan 17
    • 2 min

    Are you part of the 96 percent?

    96% of schools were either "very concerned" or "quite concerned" by the speech & language development of children since the pandemic (EEF)
    Data collection tools
    Beth Morrant
    • Jan 5
    • 3 min

    Data collection tools

    There are a range of resources and tools in the Speech and Language Garden that you can use to collect data, monitor progress and show...
    Speech Sounds and Safeguarding
    Beth Morrant
    • Nov 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    Speech Sounds and Safeguarding

    How are you able to meet their safeguarding needs if their speech is unclear and you can't understand them?
    Little Speech Sounds can have BIG Impacts
    Beth Morrant
    • Nov 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    Little Speech Sounds can have BIG Impacts

    Speech sound difficulties can have wider impacts on language development and learning.
    One Game, Multiple Ways 
    Beth Morrant
    • Oct 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    One Game, Multiple Ways 

    A quick and easy intervention activity for schools to use with children to support needs and catch up skills.
    Top Tips for School Transitions
    Beth Morrant
    • Jul 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    Top Tips for School Transitions

    The last few weeks of the summer term in school are full of excitement. Mostly because the countdown is REAL and many of us have only a...
    How schools can support SEN pupils to 'catch-up'
    Beth Morrant
    • Jul 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    How schools can support SEN pupils to 'catch-up'

    Speech & language is going to be a big focus for the 2021-22 academic year. Schools can find information on CPD training and cost savings.
    How to Screen a Whole Class or Year Group for Speech, Language and Communication Needs
    Beth Morrant
    • Jun 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    How to Screen a Whole Class or Year Group for Speech, Language and Communication Needs

    I was talking to a lovely SENCo a couple of weeks ago and she asked me “Beth, do you have anything that we could use to screen a whole...
    No-Prep SEND staff meetings
    Beth Morrant
    • May 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    No-Prep SEND staff meetings

    You're scheduled to do the next staff meeting but didn't have time to prepare. Don't worry, just log in and press play.
    Why won’t they RETAIN anything?
    Beth Morrant
    • Apr 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    Why won’t they RETAIN anything?

    Teachers can help children who struggle to retain things. CPD training for supporting difficulties with processing and memory in schools.
    5 Steps to SLCN success in your school
    Beth Morrant
    • Mar 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    5 Steps to SLCN success in your school

    “there is a significant under-identification of SLCN in schools” The Communication Trust, 2018, Many schools do not have enough support...
    What's a minimal Pair?
    Beth Morrant
    • May 23, 2019
    • 3 min

    What's a minimal Pair?

    Have you ever been sent some pictures and told to work on minimal pairs and thought “????” "What is that? Where do I start? Why do we...

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