There is a range of factors that might impact on a child’s communication skills. While most children do learn to communicate effectively, some will need support to do so.
1.Learning difficulty:
The ability to communicate using words comes easily to most children but is actually quite a sophisticated cognitive skill. It requires understanding that sounds are being used to mean or stand for something else, for example that c-a-t refers to an animal that has four legs, a tail and says ‘rniaow’. Some children with learning difficulties find this quite difficult and may therefore have limited speech.
2. Speech dysfluency:
Some children are able to understand and use language