SLCN is a term that is used to describe a child's ability to speak – including speech sounds, grammatical structure and expression of language, a child's receptive language – understanding of vocabulary, instruction, and comprehension of language and how they use this to communicate and interact with other children and adults. 

Good communication skills are fundamental for:

• Following instructions and participating in lessons

• Building reading, writing, and maths skills

• Making friends, expressing emotions, and understanding others

At The Redeemer, staff are knowledgeable in how important language is and how challenges with language can cause barriers to learning. 

In order to ensure that children with barriers to learning because of language are supported in school, we offer a whole school-wide set of strategies to support learning. 

We use 

• Now and next boards for the whole class in EYFS, Year 1 and Year 2.

Followed by visual timetables for the rest of the school. 

• Communication boards where needed. 

• Visual communication tools for children who prefer to communicate using symbols or widgets 

• Visual instructions/ visual processes 

• Vocabuary with symbols 

• Whole class vocabulary sessions 
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• colourful semantics to promote sentence composition

Please explore the resources below to see how you can support your child and understand their language development at home.