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A pathway for SLCN Maxine Burns Speech and Language Advisor

A pathway for SLCN Maxine Burns Speech and Language Advisor. Early years; a critical period. Good vocabulary at 16-24 months, predicts good reading accuracy and comprehension five years later (Darby, 2016)

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A pathway for SLCN Maxine Burns Speech and Language Advisor

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  1. A pathway for SLCN Maxine Burns Speech and Language Advisor

  2. Early years; a critical period • Good vocabulary at 16-24 months, predicts good reading accuracy and comprehension five years later (Darby, 2016) • Children with unexplained language disorders have higher social, emotional and behavioural problems, with 88% failing to achieve early curriculum targets (Norbury, 2016) • Nearly three quarters of pupils with SLCN as a primary need do not achieve a good level of development (GLD) at the end of the EYFS.

  3. The right pathway challenge • No clear dividing line between delay and disorder • No ‘single point in time’ assessment will get it right • Lots of late talkers will catch up UNLESS they have additional risk factors: • Low socioeconomic factors; broader vulnerability • Parental education • Familial history of neurodevelopmental conditions such as DLD, dyslexia, autism • Early complex needs diagnosis • Narrowing the gap is difficult • Stability of language from school age • Shifting the distribution curve along rather than shifting children up • Think less about standard scores and more about readiness at different ages and stages

  4. A few children at time intervals agreed according to need, potentially indefinitely Integrated approach: education, health & care 10% of children Some children for periods of time Up to 50% of children All children all of the time

  5. TCT provision to regions • Initial ‘induction’ training session • What does a good pathway look like • How does my setting measure up • Free Level 3 qualification • Deepening workforce knowledge • Creation of Local Action Communication Leads • Input to 1 action learning set per region • LA audit of existing pathway • Gaps analysis; best practice examples • Critical friend input to action plan to plug gaps

  6. What could good look like?

  7. Get involved • Apply to have support from TCT with your local SLCN pathway • Identify possible Local Action Leads who could commit to completing the Level 3 Award • Get in touch with people who know more about regional and local action learning sets • Contact us to hear more about the pathway training • mburns@ican.org.uk • lbittles@ican.org.uk

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