This photocopiable resource provides a clear structure to assist teachers SENCOs learning support assistants & speech language therapists in developing children's language from the concrete to the abstract It is based on fifty picture & verbal scenarios that can be used flexibly with a wide range of ages & abilities Quick practical & easy to use in the classroom this programme can be used with individual children in small groups or can form the basis of a literacy lesson or speech language therapy session Key Features includequestion sheets are carefully structured to promote children's development of inference verbal reasoning & thinking skillsthe three parallel assessments of spoken & written language can be used to assess each child's starting level & then to monitor progressscore forms & worksheets for each lesson are included The book is particularly useful for children who are recognised as having delayed language skills specific language impairment Autism Spectrum Disorder (including Asperger's Syndrome) pragmatic language impairment or moderate learning difficulties The second edition is now in full colour throughout & has been updated with a simplified introduction All illustrations & worksheets will now be available online