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Speech, language and communication needs

2 Mar 2012

Speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) can have a profound and lasting effect on children's lives. The impact will vary according to the severity of the problem, the support the child receives, the child's confidence and the demands of the child's environment. Young children with SLCN are at risk of continued communication problems, as well as associated cognitive, academic, behavioural, social and psychiatric difficulties.

General information

• Communication disability - definition from I CAN
• Speech, language and communication needs - definition by Kamini Gadhok, Chief Executive, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Unlocking speech and language - an article from Afasic

Information for professionals

• Training
• Adapting the environment to support children with SLCN

Research

• Exploring the link between language and behaviour
• Bercow Report

External resources

• Expressive language difficulties
• Receptive language difficulties
• Selective mutism
• Stammering
• Speech, language and communication needs - professionals

Information for parents

• Advice for parents, including useful contacts
• Speech, language and communication needs - parents

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