Considering factors affecting language and literacy development
Read the ‘I Can’ brochure on Speech, Language and Communication Needs and Literacy Difficulties and consider the range of factors that might be affecting language and literacy development in one of your learners.
You may also find the following interesting:-
http://www.talkingpoint.org.uk/en/SLTs/Themes/Language%20and%20literacy.aspx (information on children’s communication)
http://www.ican.org.uk/~/media/Ican2/Whats%20the%20Issue/Evidence/ICAN_TalkSeries10.ashx (secondary setting)