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Understand the importance of speech, language and communication for children and young people’s overall development
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The Communication Trust has produced this document ‘A generation adrift’ that presents the case for speech, language and communication to take a central role in schools’ policy and practice.
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Reading Materials
'Signs and symptoms’ from the Speech and Language UK website
'From theory to practice in child language development’ by John Clibbens on the Down Syndrome Education Online website.
'The Speech, Language and Communication Framework (SLCF)’ on the Speech and Language UK website
'Understanding the links between communication and behaviour' from the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
‘Understanding Communication Development’ produced by Ican.
'Speech, Language and Communication Needs and Literacy Difficulties’ from ICAN
'Scale of the issue’ on the Speech and Language UK website
Laser Reading Text: ‘The development of speech, language and communication’
Presentation
Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
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Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning
Click to read ‘Language Acquisition’ from the Simply Psychology website to learn more about the theories of Skinner and Chomsky.
The Communication Council has produced this briefing on ‘The links between children and young people’s speech, language and communication needs and social disadvantage’. It provides an overview of the relationship between speech, language and communication needs and social disadvantage, and its impact on the education, health and wellbeing of children and young people.
Visit Speech and Language UK, the resource website of the children’s communication charity, ICAN
This document looks at a ‘English programmes of study: key stages 1 and 2’ from the Department for Education. Read up to page 6.
The Communication Trust has produced this document ‘A generation adrift’ that presents the case for speech, language and communication to take a central role in schools’ policy and practice.
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