There is a large population of children with speech, language and communication needs
who have additional special educational needs (SEN). Whilst professional collaboration …

Clinical and diagnostic approaches to special educational needs do not translate easily into
educational models. In some cases, these approaches can serve to limit understanding of …

The views of experienced educational practitioners were examined with respect to the
terminology used to describe children with speech, language and communication needs …

Meeting the needs of children with specific speech and language difficulties (SSLD) has
recently been an area of public policy concern, because of the difficulties in securing speech …

Considering the prevalence of speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and the
known association with poor academic performance and social, emotional and mental …

In the UK, speech and language therapists (SLTs) and educational psychologists (EPs) are
professionals who support children with speech, language and communication needs …

Aims: The role of educational psychologists (EPs) in relation to Speech, Language and
Communication Needs (SLCN) has been relatively unexplored and when studies have …

This paper reports on the findings of a multi-centre, year-long study commissioned in July
1999 by the Department for Education and Employment (DfEE), Department of Health (DOH) …

Movement from KS2 to KS3 creates a number of challenges for pupils. For children with
additional learning needs the change of academic pace, social contacts and, typically …

In this article, James Law, Marie Gascoigne and Nina Soloff, of the Department of Language
and Communication Science at City University, London; Geoff Lindsay and Sue Band, of the …