has published a new report ‘‘
Speech and Language UK explain they “worked with YouGov to poll 1,000 teachers across the UK. We aimed to find out more about the challenges facing children, families and teachers.
Our research shows that 1.9 million children are struggling with talking and聽understanding聽words. That’s a huge increase of 26% over the last two years.
For children who struggle with talking and understanding words, their whole lives are affected. They are聽six times聽more likely to fail at English tests and聽eleven times聽less likely to pass maths. They are also聽twice as likely聽to have mental聽health problems, and聽twice as likely to be unemployed聽as an adult. ”
Follow this link to read the full report聽‘‘
