Supporting children’s speech, language and communication: challenges for practitioners and leaders in the early years

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Kent, J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9556-097X, 2023. Supporting children’s speech, language and communication: challenges for practitioners and leaders in the early years. Nottingham: Nottingham Trent University.

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Abstract

Communication and Language (C&L) is a prime area of learning and development within the Early
Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in England. Recent research has shown that it is an area of growing
concern in education as children entering school have significantly lower levels in C&L of development
than in the past. The impacts of particularly Covid have been identified as being a possible factor
although these concerns have been noted over a number of years. As well as being significant to
pedagogy and practice within the setting, children’s C&L is a key area which involves practitioners
working closely with the family and other professionals in order to support children’s development. Many
early intervention approaches to support children’s C&L have been implemented in Early Years settings
in England, and this paper considers ways of working to support children’s Speech, Language and
Communication, including evidence from a research project in Nottinghamshire County which looked
at the way in which Early Years (EY) professionals worked with the County Speech and Language
Therapy team to provide support for children and families. The research particularly identified some key
challenges for leaders in the Foundation Stage in considering aspects of pedagogical leadership and
staff development in this key area of learning and development.

Item Type:	Working paper
Description:	Working paper series: Meeting new challenges in education (MNCE). Issue 1. Working paper no. 6, pp. 36-40.
Creators:	Kent, J.
Publisher:	Nottingham Trent University
Place of Publication:	Nottingham
Date:	May 2023
Identifiers:	Number Type 1764665 Other
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Institute of Education
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	23 May 2023 13:50
Last Modified:	29 Aug 2023 13:44
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/49062