Speech therapy recommended for disadvantaged children
Tuesday 16th December 2008
Speech therapists should be part of the process of breaking down the cycle of deprivation among disadvantaged children, it has been suggested.
A report produced by the Smith Institute and the Centre for Social Justice suggests that speech therapy, along with reading support and coaching in social and emotional skills, would help such youngsters.
Entitled Getting in Early: Primary Schools and Early Intervention, the report suggests that while children brought up in rich families are exposed to around 1,500 words per day, those in poor households hear only 500 on average.
The document states: "Headteachers speak of increasing numbers of children who hear little language at home beyond the 'daily grunt'. As a result, it is estimated that one in ten children start school unable to talk in sentences or understand simple instructions."
An independent charity, the Smith Institute was established to undertake research and education in issues that stem from social values and economic imperatives.
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