Our developing vocabulary in the Early Years course is running next week! Featuring the irrepressible Concept Cat. Fun, engaging and impactful. Details: thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-word… anna branagan

It's #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek ! Spoken language is easy to overlook when it comes to mental health. That's why we wrote 'Language for Behaviour and Emotions'. You can download a free sample of the book here routledge.com/go/language-fo… thanks to Speechmark. anna branagan

Another successful Concept Cat Stay & Play at Shirestone Academy, today! A BIG thank you to everyone who attended. We hope you went away with lots of ideas 🙂❤️Stephen Parsons anna branagan Better Communication Midlands Early Years Stronger Practice Hub @ElliotFndtn Birmingham Education

'Language for Behaviour and Emotions' provides a methodical guide to unpicking and supporting the language skills most associated with #SEMH . Our next 2 day course is in March. Online. thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-word… anna branagan @Melaniespeechie

A huge thank you to all our AMAZING families for attending the ‘Concept Cat’ Stay and Play session this afternoon. We had lots of fun learning key concepts through play based activities and games @ElliotFndtn Stephen Parsons Birmingham Education ❤️🙂

We absolutely LOVE seeing Stephen Parsons vocabulary visuals in practice!

These were spotted in the classrooms at Our Lady and All Saints Catholic MAC 🤩 the kids were heard talking about the words outside of the classroom 👏🏻 anna branagan

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'Language for Behaviour and Emotions' targets the spoken language skills that link most closely with mental wellbeing, such as emotional vocabulary, narrative and comprehension monitoring.
To download a sample of the book routledge.com/go/language-fo… anna branagan @Melaniespeechie

Incredible effort from BGE learners in Stephen Parsons practice.
📌 Word Wall & jar is growing in vocabulary
📌 Explored different ways to learn vocabulary
📌 Word Detectives identifying vocabulary & learning about it
📌 Used vocabulary in our writing/discussions/games
#Success 👏

So pleased to have hosted yesterday's training day with Dr Val Brooks on why understanding language needs is a critical aspect of being trauma informed. Language for Behaviour & Emotions is a practical guide to support this. 20% discount valid to Dec 4 #NAPLIC #DevLangDis #SEMH

The eef grob report on primary science educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evid… highlights the importance of the specific teaching of science vocabulary.
Our video resources do just that. Take a peek: liftlessons.co/science-home

Defining abstract scientific vocabulary is a key step. But it is HARD to do well. That's why we worked with vocabulary experts Stephen Parsons & anna branagan to develop engaging and effective video resources.
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25% off all Routledge Education Books books until Nov 30th, including ours. So if you've been waiting to treat yourself to 'Word Aware 1, 2 or 3, Language for Thinking or Language for Behaviour and Emotions.' NOW is the time routledge.com/Word-Aware-1-T… anna branagan @Melaniespeechie Speechmark

We worked with #vocabulary experts Stephen Parsons & anna branagan to fine tune our science vocabulary resources. They really do help students learn. And well priced too. Check them out today: naplic.org.uk/diagnosing-dld…

Our next 'Running a Language for Behaviour and Emotions session' course is on Nov 7th. Half day, online.
Will build confidence in those who run this #SEMH #language #vocabulary approach. Tell others about it too.
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'Language for Thinking' is widely used and LOVED in schools because it is easy to use, effective and children respond to it. It's a SENCO and TA favourite.
I am the co-author, so not unbiased, but we do get told this regularly! anna branagan

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'Language for Behaviour and Emotions' specifically targets emotional and emotional regulation related language to give young people more tools. Check it out (including free sample download) routledge.com/Language-for-B… @Melaniespeechie anna branagan

Many students with #SEND find science challenging because of the conceptual vocabulary. We worked with experts Stephen Parsons & anna branagan to develop the most effective teaching tools that work for ALL learners. Check them out: liftlessons.co/science-home

25% off Word Aware books, Language for Thinking and Language for Behaviour and Emotions. Valid until 25th September. Code at the bottom of front page of our website. Stephen Parsons , @Melaniespeechie thinkingtalking.co.uk

Our next 'Running a Language for Behaviour and Emotions session' course is on November 7th. Online, and just £50. Perfect for TAs or anyone who will run the LFBE intervention. thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-word… @Melaniespeechie anna branagan