Childhood Communication Consultancy

12/08/2025

06/08/2025

Today is ‘Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness day’. It’s an invisible disorder and far more common than most realise. Let’s help spread awareness and if you think that you or someone you love may have DLD please seek support.

06/08/2025

At 28 years old, Joel was navigating life, career, and relationships in bustling London—unaware that the challenges he’d faced with communication since childhood had a name: Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). In this powerful episode of The Talking DLD Podcast, Joel shares what it was like t...

06/08/2025

We explored the development of expressive narrative using Peter and the Cat. We aimed to support clinicians to capture information about functional language use by providing a reference data set to...

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2025!

15/09/2024

Ever wondered why some children seem to shy away from hugs, tags, or even simple touches? https://ilslearningcorner.com/2016-05-tactile-defensiveness-why-my-child-hates-hugs-tags-and-is-in-constant-fight-or-flight-mode/

03/09/2024

Don't let your child's balance go under the radar if you think it may impact their attention and focus in the classroom...https://ilslearningcorner.com/simple-balance-tests-to-catch-gaps-in-learning/

03/09/2024

Support language development by talking to your child whilst doing these activities - with no screens on.

Activities to implement in a child's everyday life to build foundational learning elements. For more activities...https://ilslearningcorner.com/201608-body-awareness-activities-for-stronger-proprioception-and-learning-development/

25/08/2024

Fun heavy work activities can be beneficial for building a child's proprioception. Want the whole list of activities? Find it here: https://ilslearningcorner.com/2016-05-heavy-work-activites-heavy-work-prevents-proprioceptive-dysfunction-and-fosters-proprioceptive-success/

25/08/2024

This new study investigated the impact of a movement based intervention programme for children aged 4-6 years with motor coordination difficulties. All children showed significant improvement in motor coordination and the improvements were still noted 5 months after intervention. The authors emphasised the importance of physical education (PE) and other movement based activities for young children as part of their regular routine.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104797

25/08/2024

Have you ever wondered why some children have a strong urge to seek sensory input while others seems to avoid it?

https://ilslearningcorner.com/2016-04-proprioceptive-dysfunction-causes-sensory-seeking-and-sensory-avoiding-behavior/

25/08/2024

Did you know that learning is like a dance between your vestibular, visual, and auditory senses? https://ilslearningcorner.com/2016-06-learning-triangle-without-vestibular-visual-auditory-working-together-learning-fails/