The primary and secondary case studies in the key documents below are examples of children and young people who experience difficulties within the 4 key areas of speech, language and communication needs and the possible impact upon learning.
The National Deaf Children's Society is a national charity. Part of their website is dedicated to providing information for deaf children and young people aged 8-18 years.
Deafness (we use the word 'deaf' &'deafness' to refer to all levels of hearing loss, including unilateral deafness and temporary deafness such as glue ear) can have an impact on the development of:
It is important that children and young people with cognition and learning difficulties have equal access to the learning environment in their chosen school.
SEND Teaching Support Team: Severe Learning Difficulties provide advice and training on meeting the individual needs of children and young people with severe learning difficulties in schools from Year 1 to Year 13.
