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An Evaluation of an Integrated Model of Speech and Language Therapy in Public Health Practice for Early Language Development
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Smith, Clare; Gibbard, Deborah; Higgins, Louise – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2017
Speech and language therapists (SLT) frequently operate in an integrated manner, working with other professionals in the delivery of services to children. Since the end of the 1990s within the UK SLTs have developed integrated services within the field of public health. This study reports an evaluation of an integrated model of service delivery…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Public Health, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel
The Collection and Analysis of Data on Children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs: The Challenge to Education and Health Services
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Lindsay, Geoff – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2011
The Bercow Report (Bercow, 2008) commissioned by the UK government provided a high status impetus to improve services for children and young people with the full range of speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). A research study commissioned to provide evidence to Bercow (2008) identified both limitations and potential benefits regarding…
Descriptors: Evidence, Health Services, Trusts (Financial), Young Adults
Education Practitioner-Led Intervention to Facilitate Language Learning in Young Children: An Effectiveness Study
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Hutchinson, Jane; Clegg, Judy – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2011
In the UK there is much concern about the educational progress of children from areas of significant social disadvantage entering primary school with impoverished language skills. These children are not routinely referred to speech and language therapy services and therefore education practitioners in schools deliver intervention to facilitate…
Descriptors: Evidence, Intervention, Young Children, Program Effectiveness