Happy Thursday! We hope you’ve been recently soaking up the sunshine and finding ways to stay cool during the mini heatwave. Whether you’ve been chasing shade, paddling in the garden or just melting gently with a fan pointed at your face, we were right there with you but it seems like it’s back to being a bit greyer for the next few days, sadly!
While you were hopefully enjoying a bit of sun last weekend, a brand-new episode of Hoots Who quietly landed, and it’s an absolute scorcher of an episode.
In Episode 015, we sit down with the lovely Reanna Stanton, one of our fantastic Speech and Language Therapists who works in and around Basingstoke and Reading. Reanne shares how she made the leap from account management into speech therapy (yes, from finances to phonics) and what it’s really like supporting children in school settings.
Our favourites:
- What Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is and how it shows up in children
- What a typical school visit looks like for a speech therapist
- Why collaboration with teachers, parents and TAs is key to making real progress
- Reanne’s top strategies, from visual timetables to classroom audits
- And of course, her daughter’s very enthusiastic take on rooster noises
Whether you’re new to the world of Speech and Language Therapy or you’ve worked alongside SLTs for years, this episode is full of insight, warmth and those lovely moments that remind us why this work matters.
We aim to release new episodes of Hoots Who every other Friday, so make sure to follow along wherever you get your podcasts. Until next time, keep cool, stay curious and maybe try out your best animal impression in the meantime.