In this episode of our Special Educational Needs and Disability Podcast, Georgina Durrant chats to Louisa Reeves from the charity Speech and Language UK (formerly ICAN). Louisa provides an overview of the various Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) (including Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)). She explains how to identify children with SLCN in the classroom, the process for formal diagnosis and what teachers can do to support these children in school.

Relevant Resources Linked to this episode:

• Free Speech and Language Teaching Pack

• Free Speech and Language Speech Sound Intervention Boost Taster Pack

• Speech and Language Concerns Checklist

• SLCN - Language Development INSET PowerPoint Pack

• Speech and Language Uk's Website