E: 15/08 Win a MacBook with I Can Communicate

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How many children are affected by SLCN?

1.2 million

Metro Radio and I Can Communicate have teamed up to offer you the chance to win a brand new MacBook!All you have to do is answer the the question at the bottom of this page, winners will be announced on 15th August!
I CAN is the Charity that Helps Children Communicate.

Communication – a Vital Link to Life

I CAN is the children’s communication charity.
We work to foster the development of speech, language and communication skills in all children with a special focus on those who find this hard: children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN).
Communication is the foundation life skill of the 21st Century. It affects our ability to learn, form relationships and make friends. Unable to communicate their feelings and needs, children become frustrated, feel isolated and alone. There is a direct and proven link between SLCN and emotional and behavioural problems. Without the right help at the right time, these children are left out and left behind.
As many as half of all children are entering primary schools without the speech and language skills that they need to learn, make friends and achieve. One in ten children (or 1.2 million) has SLCN in the UK. That’s almost three in every classroom. In addition to this, as many as half of all children are entering primary schools with impoverished speech and language skills.
Ignoring SLCN, longer term communication difficulties that need specialist support and help, children’s communication costs the individual, the family and the nation.



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