SLCN Blog - Page 2

The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist’s (RCSLT) submission to the Centre for Social Justice’s report Two Nations: The State of Poverty in the UK highlights the “insufficiently discussed correlation between speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN) and poverty”. We must ask why is there so little discussion as many reports have highlighted this connection in the last fifteen years?

When Jessica had a stroke at just 10 years old, the challenges she faced were immense. With the help of her speech and language therapist, Katherine Buckeridge (specialist speech and language therapist in neurology) Jessica was able to face and overcome the hurdles that stroke (and the resulting aphasia) presented her with.

Unlock the magic of conversation with ‘talking tokens’ - a great way to support your classroom’s speech and language needs over the winter break.

The ‘Children at the Table’ report urges immediate, transformative change in UK policies for children, emphasizing the involvement of 4.2 million children in poverty. It calls for top-level government commitment and collective action to ensure a better future. Read our response.

In this blog, speech and language therapist, Alison reflects on the role we all play in supporting children to grasp the subtleties of non-verbal communication.