{"id":58,"date":"2025-05-21T18:29:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T18:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.actualiseacademy.com\/?p=58"},"modified":"2025-05-21T18:44:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T18:44:36","slug":"every-student-communicates-we-just-need-to-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog-actualiseacademy-com-4upz.lon1.mystaging.site\/?p=58","title":{"rendered":"Every Student Communicates:We Just Need to Listen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Giving all students a voice through the Expressive Communication Profile: Helpful for all students with communication difficulties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A practical tool for understanding and supporting the full range of a student\u2019s communication. 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