The first three papers in this issue are based upon papers presented to a symposium that we
organized at the 7th European Congress of Psychology, in London, July 2001. They were …

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 …

This paper takes awhole system'view of the opportunities and challenges presented to those
working to achieve better outcomes for children. Collaboration will be considered from a …

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 …

The importance of collaborative practice between those who provide services to children
with special educational needs is now regarded as essential and is supported strongly by …

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 …

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 …

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 …

First Published in 2000. Each publication in this series of books is concerned with
approaches to intervention with children with specific needs in mainstream schools. This …