A report, launched in conjunction with the charity's Make Chatter Matter campaign, says that early intervention is the key to turning around children's lives, but many early years staff feel 'ill-equipped' to help children with transient or persistent communication difficulties.
The report, Cost to the nation of children's poor communication, cites a longitudinal study which found that children with language problems that were resolved by the age of five-and-a-half 'passed as many exams on leaving school as those without a history of language disorder'.
I CAN is calling for more Government investment in training for early years staff and the children's workforce, specialist help for children who need it, and improved information for parents. It wants to see 'communication-friendly early years settings' which support training to help practitioners identify problems.
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