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For health and teaching professionals, support staff, and parents.

Developed in the light of research, policy changes, work within I CAN's schools and feedback from training courses, I CAN's publications and resources are designed to assist professionals and parents in developing an understanding of children's speech, language and communication needs and in answering any concerns about a child's development.

I CAN also provide information for parents and professionals living or working with a child with speech and language difficulties.

I CAN Talk Series

I CAN Talk is a series of papers exploring contemporary issues in children's communication development and disability. I CAN Talk papers review current reserarch and literature and offer practical evidence-based solutions to inform debate and to support practitioners, parents and policy makers. They are free resources which can be downloaded below:

Issue 1 - Communication Disability and Literacy Difficulties
Issue 2 - The Cost to the Nation of Children's Poor Communication
Issue 3 - The Cost to the Nation of Children's Poor Communication (Scotland Edition)
Issue 4 - Language and Social Exclusion
Issue 5 - Speech, Language and Communication and the Children's Workforce
Issue 6 - Speech, Language and Communication Needs and Primary School-aged Children

Talking Point (www.talkingpoint.org.uk)

The first stop online for parents and professionals seeking information about speech, language and communication difficulties in children. Talking Point is run by I CAN, working with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and Afasic.

The Early Talk Website (www.ican.org.uk/earlytalk)

To enable all early years staff across the UK to develop and share the knowledge, skills and networks needed to support the development of children's communication skills.

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