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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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

Background: There has been no previous incidence survey of children referred to a speech
and language therapy service in the UK. Previous studies of prevalence of specific …

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 …

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 …