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What early language intervention taught me

Posted by: Sallie Wood, Posted on: 12 May 2026 - Categories: Teaching profession
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Sallie Wood, at teaching assistant at Henleaze Infants School, shares how delivering the Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) programme has become one of the most rewarding parts of her role.

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