Communication and language skills are essential for children to access learning
opportunities and the curriculum. Existing research has highlighted that some children are …

A new report in September from the charity Speech and Language UK found that 1.9 million
children–at least one in five-are behind with talking and understanding words. Chief …

This research report was commissioned before the new UK Government took office on 11
May 2010. As a result the content may not reflect current Government policy and may make …

Communication is a fundamental life skill and acts as the foundation on which many other
areas of development are based. Any child who is not developing their speech, language …

Interviews were conducted with 50 early years practitioners, exploring their experiences with
children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). A narrative approach …

Abstract Communication and Language (C&L) is a prime area of learning and development
within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in England. Recent research has shown …

Introduction There is a substantial discrepancy between international and local prevalence
rates for speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) amongst children in New …

The research aim was to investigate the policy-to-practice context to the delays and
difficulties in the acquisition of speech, language and communication in the first five years in …

Speech and language impairment can have a huge impact on cognitive development.
Identifying what is going wrong-and what effective intervention looks like-can be daunting …

Teachers and speech and language therapists (SLTs) share concern about children's
speech, language, and communication needs (SLCNs) but they have different foci because …