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Speech, language and communication skills are vital for a child or young person in a nursery or school. For example, children and young people will need to:

listen to and understand information they are given
make sense of concepts and ideas they are learning
learn a whole range of new words and use them well
share their ideas with others and answer questions
use language to solve problems ask for help or explanations
read, write and learn to spell interact with others, play and socialise

This section of the website helps you to support children in developing these skills. Click on the links below to find out more about:

Adapting the Environment
Primary School Terminology
School Assessments
Supporting Underlying Strategies
Supplementing Teaching Approaches
Making the Curriculum Accessible
The Role of the Teacher
Inclusion
Provision for children with special education needs in the four countries in the UK

For details of various organisation that can provide further information, resources and training, click here

Last modified: Oct 06 2009