Children with specific speech and language difficulties (SSLD) pose a challenge to the
education system as a result of their language needs and associated educational and social …

Children with specific speech and language difficulties pose a challenge to the education
and health systems. In addition to their language difficulties they are also at risk of literacy …

Background: Children with specific speech and language difficulties (SSLD) pose a
challenge to the education system, and to speech and language therapists who support …

Background: The UK government set up a review of provision for children and young people
with the full range of speech, language and communication needs led by a Member of …

Children with specific speech and language difficulties (SSLD) 1 have a primary language
problem. That is, the problem is not attributable to other factors, eg a significant hearing loss …

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 …

A 3-year study of 12 regional and 3 island authorities in Scotland investigated:(1) the speech
and language therapy needs of pupils with special education needs;(2) forms of …

Services for children with speech and language needs in England and Wales are in a period
of change. The context is subject to major systemic pressures deriving from government …

The Bercow Report (Bercow, 2008) commissioned by the UK government provided a high
status impetus to improve services for children and young people with the full range of …

There is a growing debate about the ways in which education of children and young people
with special educational needs should be met (Cigman, 2007; House of Commons …