Outcome 4 Understand the importance of early intervention to support the speech, language and communication needs of children and young people.
4.1 Analyse the importance of early identification of speech, language and communication delays and disorders and potential risks of late recognition.
Language is very crucial to learning, as it’s linked to our thoughts. It enables us to store any information within an organised way. If a child or young person is having difficulties in communicating with others due to having a speech or language delay/disorder. This will cause them to work at a disadvantage due to them being less able to organise their own thoughts process and be able to express themselves. As a child or young person becomes older and the curriculum becomes more demanding, the use of rational and abstract thoughts will become more important. The earlier you get a diagnosis of delayed language acquisition then it’s easier for professional’s aswell as others to target a child or young person’s needs so that they are more able to give support. It’s more beneficial for the child or young person as the early years are a time for rapid learning and development.
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It’s important that a child or young person is able to recognise and respond to non-verbal signals from others. Children and young people who are autistic may have a difficulty in recognising or interpreting a non-verbal sign. If you are working with a child or young person who has got a communication or interaction needs, you will be using a different non-verbal strategies to be able to support them. Through using this form of communication you will be giving a child or young person additional aid to be able to understand. There are a number of different kinds of strategies you could use. These could