What do children and young people think about speech ... - Afasic

What do childrenand young peoplethink about speech,language andcommunicationskills?The Communication Trust supportsthe children’s workforce in developingskills relating to speech, language andcommunication development in children.The Trust wants everyone workingwith children and young people to beable to encourage good language andcommunication skills and to spot anyonewho is struggling.So... we want to find out what youngpeople think.We asked young people…• Are communication skills important?• Do communication skills need to be taught– or do they just happen anyway?• Do teachers have a role in teaching theseskills?• What can teachers do to support yourcommunication skills?• What are your top communication tips forteachers?Who did we talk to?• We talked to young people in groupsand by themselves, some were pupils inmainstream schools, others in a specialschool, others were in social groups.• About 70 young people told us what theythought.• They were aged between 11 and 23.• Eight of these young people hadcommunication difficulties.• All were still in education; mainly school orcollege and a couple at university.