Worth Repeating: Transition to Secondary School: Supporting Pupils with Speech, Language and Communication Needs

4th August, 2011

5 August 2011, Article, Language, Newsletter, SLP

By: Anne Ayre & Sue Roulstone,of the Speech & Language Therapy Research Unit
University of the West of England, Bristol
[Source: The Communications Trust]
The Communication Trust commissioned this report to clarify exactly what information mainstream teachers wanted and in what format to support children with speech, language and communication (SLCN). The project is funded by The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) via The Communication Trust and is supported by the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT). The Trust wanted to discover whether a resource could be identified that would support these pupils, particularly around the time of their transition from primary to secondary school. This paper reports the outcomes of that consultation.
Read the Full Report HERE

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