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Carmarthenshire
Communication
Support Service
Small pebbles
create big ripples
‘Speech, Language and Communication without
question, is key to learning’
(Boyer 1991)
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10% of children – that’s two to three in every UK
classroom – have some form of long term
communication difficulty that can affect them early,
severely and for life.
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There is a window of opportunity to learn language. By
6yrs old it gets harder to learn these skills.
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The majority of 7 year olds with speech, language and
communication difficulties won’t catch up.
Reasons to prioritise
communication
It doesn’t happen by accident.
 You can make a difference.
 It is important to know what happens and when.
 Talking and listening is key.
 The earlier we help the better.
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Speech and Language
Friendly Schools
Empower
Enrich
Engage
Evaluate
Engage
Parents
Schools
SLT
Collaboration
LEA
Embedded in
school
improvement
and self
evaluation
Awareness of
speech,
language and
communication
development
Accessing
effective
training
Whole
School
Approach
Identifying,
planning and
monitoring
outcomes
Parental
involvement
Good practice
for all
Training
Teaching Talking
Pilot
Supporting
Parents
Language Groups