How to Identify and Support Children with Speech and Language Difficulties

This book offers a straightforward guide to identifying children affected by speech and language difficulties, and a wealth of practical advice to support those working with them. It incorporates the Afasic checklists.

This book will:

• give you an overview of the various types of speech and language difficulties
• help you to spot the child with difficulties and show you what to look out for
• offer clear guidance on when to refer to speech and language therapy for assessment
• clarify the various roles played by education and health service professionals and parents - and how to work together for effective support
• give you practical ideas for supporting the child in the classroom and strategies for tackling specific areas of difficulty.

Contains photocopiable resources plus ideas and materials for in-service training.

Paperback. Contains 72 A4 pages.

About the author

Jane Speake is a lead practitioner of speech and language therapy, and manages the speech and language therapy services in Cambridge and Huntingdon.