Speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) remain one of the main areas of
concern impacting children and young people's life outcomes. This article sets out the case …

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 …

Background:“Talking Takes Off” is a local government program designed to improve speech,
language and communication (SLC) outcomes in the early years, as supported by a system …

A therapist's time and how this is allocated is frequently cited as a significant obstacle to the
implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP). When therapists have heavy caseload …

The prevalence rates for children and young people with speech, language, or
communication needs are high (three in every class) and it is likely that healthcare …

The 100 or so delegates to the Children's Services event held in September 2004 enabled a
representative sample of the professional membership to discuss models of service delivery …

Purpose This article describes guiding principles in early intervention (EI) and demonstrates
how speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can apply these principles to best serve infants …

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 …

This chapter explains the need to focus on the early language skills of young children in the
first 3 years of life. It looks at individual differences in language development and points to …

Children and young people with speech, language and communication needs raise
considerable challenges for professionals in terms of both the identification and nature of …