As children are learning to talk their speech sounds develop gradually over a period of time and it is normal for them to make some errors as they learn to say new words. As a rough guide children’s speech should be understood about 50% of the time at the age of...
At this age we would typically expect children to: Use their speech sounds clearly. Start to follow more complex instructions. Understand how words are linked by their meaning . Understand that some words have multiple meanings, e.g. here/hear Ask and respond to how?...
A ‘word finding difficulty is when a person knows and understands a particular word, but has difficulty retrieving it and using it when talking. Children who have word-finding difficulties may; Have a good understanding of words but a poor expressive vocabulary....
Consider seating arrangements, nearer the teacher may be better. Use of a home-school book or regular texts to maintain communication with parents. Pre-teaching topic words and new vocabulary before the lesson Use of mind-maps to support organisation information. Use...
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