Beth Morrant
HOT TOPIC: Speech Sound Difficulites 🗨
Unclear speech and speech sound difficulties are a BIG issue right now for lots of education settings. Here's how you can help NOW.
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Beth Morrant
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Is THIS on your school improvement plan?
Does your school improvement plan include staff development & training in speech & language? It should.
Beth Morrant
Sep 19, 20222 min read
How to Become a Speech Sound Specialist
With Ofsted focusing on SEN, you can discover how to become a speech sound specialist to help the children in your early years setting.
Beth Morrant
Aug 15, 20221 min read
Do you CHUNK? 🤔
Have you heard of chunking? Do you chunk? It’s a strategy we can use to support children’s language processing and memory skills. Read more
Beth Morrant
Jul 18, 20222 min read
Referrals getting you nowhere?
As an early years professional, are you fed up with referrals going nowhere fast? Here's how to get results you need without the wait.
Beth Morrant
May 26, 20223 min read
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...
Beth Morrant
Apr 7, 20223 min read
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.
Beth Morrant
Mar 14, 20223 min read
Working With Worried Parents
I received this message in an email recently: “I have a child in my setting with very few words. I’ve had late talkers before and I’m...
Beth Morrant
Mar 1, 20222 min read
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...
Beth Morrant
Feb 22, 20222 min read
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?”...
Beth Morrant
Feb 1, 20223 min read
How does the training work?
Here are the answers to some frequently asked questions about my online speech and language training courses.
Beth Morrant
Jan 17, 20222 min read
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)
Beth Morrant
Jan 5, 20223 min read
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...
Beth Morrant
Nov 29, 20212 min read
Speech Sounds and Safeguarding
How are you able to meet their safeguarding needs if their speech is unclear and you can't understand them?
Beth Morrant
Oct 18, 20212 min read
One Game, Multiple Ways
A quick and easy intervention activity for schools to use with children to support needs and catch up skills.
Beth Morrant
Jul 8, 20213 min read
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...
Beth Morrant
Jul 1, 20212 min read
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.
Beth Morrant
Jun 29, 20214 min read
5 fun things to do to help your child to talk
Are you worried about your child's speech? Perhaps they are not talking as much as other children the same age. Here's how to help.
Beth Morrant
Jun 17, 20212 min read
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...
Beth Morrant
Jun 15, 20214 min read
Late talkers: how to help a child in your Early Years setting
Is there a child in your early years setting who is a late talker? Maybe you have more than one. I regularly receive emails and messages...
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