Skip to content My name is Alanah I am a Speech and Language Therapist working in early years settings.
A speech therapist offers specialist support to understand the needs of a child using assessment and observation. They support the parents and early years staff in how to develop a child’s ability to communicate with those around them.
When children are able to communicate effectively they are able to access more of their environment increasing learning opportunities across all areas of their life, not just in speech and language development.
Ofsted’s Publication, November 2022 Best start paper 1 setting the scene:
A lot of research has focused on the importance of communication and language for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Several studies have indicated that, if children do not develop sufficient communication and language skills before starting school, this disadvantage persists and affects future attainment. If children do not develop and learn these abilities in their early years, then it has a lasting impact on their educational progress. One in four children (23%) who struggle with language at age 5 do not reach the expected standard in English at the end of primary school, compared with just 1 in 25 (4%) children who had good language skills at age 5.
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