For Children aged 7 years 11 years – Area of Concern: What should you do? Understanding language Child is often confused when given whole class and individual Speak to school for advice and instructions support. Child has difficulties following stories read to them. REFER Child has difficulty following a conversation and often misinterprets meaning. Expressive Language Child often has difficulty when trying to express himself in a logical Speak to school for advice and coherent manner, e.g. Tell a story or give an explanation. support. Child takes a long time to organise ideas into words and sentences REFER Sentences are disjointed and lacking in content, frequently uses words like rather than being specific. ‘thingy’ ‘it’ ‘that’ ‘there’ Social communication Child can be very repetitive and mainly talks about a favourite topic. Discuss your concerns with your school. Child finds it difficult to show interest in topic another person’s Child has significant difficulty interacting with peers. REFER Child has difficulties making friends. Clarity of Speech speech is difficult to understand. REFER Child’s Child has persistent difficulties with speech sounds.
For Children aged 7 years – 11 years Area of Concern: What should you do? Understanding language Child is often confused when given whole class and individual instructions Child has difficulties following stories read to them. Child has difficulty following a conversation and often misinterprets meaning. Speak to school for advice and support. REFER Expressive Language Child often has difficulty when trying to express himself in a logical coherent manner, e.g. Tell a story or give an explanation. Child takes a long time to organise ideas into words and sentences Sentences are disjointed and lacking in content, frequently uses words like ‘thingy’ ‘it’ ‘that’ ‘there’ rather than being specific. Speak to school for advice and support. REFER Social communication Child can be very repetitive and mainly talks about a favourite topic. Child finds it difficult to show interest in another person’s topic Child has significant difficulty interacting with peers. Child has difficulties making friends. Discuss your concerns with your school. REFER Clarity of Speech Child’s speech is difficult to understand. Child has persistent difficulties with speech sounds. REFER
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