Improving narrative skills in young children with delayed language development

P Davies, B Shanks, K Davies - Educational review, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
A substantial number of 5–7 year old children experience delayed language development
which threatens their progress in school, although they have not been placed on speech …

Whose job is it? Parents' concerns about the needs of their children with language problems

G Lindsay, JE Dockrell - The Journal of Special Education, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined the perspectives of parents of children with specific speech and
language difficulties in the United Kingdom and described the issues they raised when …

Educational consequences of developmental speech disorder: Key Stage 1 National Curriculum assessment results in English and mathematics

L Nathan, J Stackhouse, N Goulandris… - British Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Children with speech difficulties may have associated educational problems.
This paper reports a study examining the educational attainment of children at Key Stage 1 …

A study of perceptions that significant others hold of the inclusion of children with difficulties in mainstream classes

BH Kniveton* - Educational studies, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
The perceptions of mainstream teachers and parents of other children, and 'significant
others', are crucial to the extent to which children with difficulties are accepted in mainstream …

Developing the spoken language skills of reception class children in two multicultural, inner‐city primary schools

J Riley, A Burrell, B McCallum - British Educational Research …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
This article describes a small‐scale study which emanated from the concern of the head
teachers and staff of two primary schools serving deprived, multicultural areas of an inner …

Improving provision for children with speech, language and communication difficulties: the role of the voluntary sector

G Edelman - Current Paediatrics, 2004 - Elsevier
One in 10 children has a speech, language and communication difficulty (SLCD). Despite
the number of children affected, there is low awareness of these difficulties, limited …