Category: Educational Psychology

What happens to a child speech and language development when the reach 2 years old? Nicola Lathey from the Owl Centre explains about what we might expect from a 2 year old. She asks us to excuse the mess! Her toy cupboard filled with toys and games for speech and language development is being tidied …

Using the language development strategy, ‘Copy and Add’ can help children to expand their spoken language. Catherine Parting, speech and language therapist from the Owl Centre tells us all about it. Watch the language development strategy, copy and add, video here: Download for free the accompanying handout here. If you need any support with your …

Knowing what to expect and when with regard to a child’s general development can be very important for helping us to track progress and set targets. This handout covers; attention and listening skills, understanding language, expressive language, speech sounds, social skills, play and oro-motor skills. Please feel free to download this free handout:

Here is the link to the YouTube video where Nicola Lathey from The Owl Centre talks about what children at the age of 12 to 18 months are up to. She covers understanding, expressive language, social skills and gives some tips on how to help their speech, language and communication. This is the age when …

Here’s a video clip explaining what we’re up to! If you have any questions you would like us to answer about: speech and language development, autism, sensory processing, emotional wellbeing, dyslexia, behaviour support, feeding / eating and drinking difficulties, EHCP writing, or anything Special Educational Needs related, please do not hesitate to get in touch. …

…using this amazing visual timetable (that a speech and language therapy student created) has provided us with a much better and much needed structure.  My daughter and I enjoyed making this version and others in our Owl Centre network have been creating their own online versions too. Here is ours: And here is the link …