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Language enrichment
11 Dec 2006
Gillian Coffey, headteacher of Lynch Hill Primary School in Slough, describes the area surrounding her school as one of 'language deprivation', where the local Sure Start estimates that 25% of the children are in need of speech therapy. Despite the fact that many of the pupils enter the school well below national average in terms of speaking and language skills, when they leave, they are above national average and Ofsted praises the school for communication, language and literacy. A targeted programme of language enrichment - including speech therapy, role play and drama, large doses of phonics and a dedicated focus on basic skills - is to thank for the school's and its pupils' successes.
(Basic Skills Agency Newsletter, December 2006)
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