Ten years on from MP John Bercow’s landmark review of children’s speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), children’s charity I CAN and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists have carried out their own review.
The new review asks what has changed and what challenges remain for the 1.4 million children and young people in the UK with SLCN.
Catherine Gaunt met Jean Gross, the chair of Bercow: Ten Years On, at the Talk To Your Baby conference.
What do you hope to achieve with the review?
There is a wave of interest in early language, particularly language before the age of five. This is an opportunity to catch the wave. Through the report’s recommendations we want to make children’s early communication as much a priority for the nation as obesity or dental health.
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