Speech and Language UK: Changing Young Lives, previously known as ICAN, consulted primary and secondary school teachers across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland about the impact of the pandemic on their student’s speech and language skills.
The research found an increase of 200,000 children who are struggling with speech and language recognition, with one in five school-age children now estimated to be falling behind expected progress in talking and understanding words.
The research also revealed rising concern among teachers, with 72 per cent of those surveyed believing that students transitioning from year six to year seven will struggle more with speech and language recognition, in comparison to students who began secondary school prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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