Will you stand up for young lives today?

The 1.9 million children struggling to talk and understand words deserve the specialist support they need to look to the future with confidence. Your name is powerful. Add it to our pledge!

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Will you stand up for young lives today?

We are Speech and Language UK, and we want every child to face the future with confidence.

For 1.9 million children in the UK, learning to talk and understand words feels like an impossible hurdle. So we give children and young people the skills they need so they aren’t left behind, waiting to be understood.

Child's progress checker

Our progress checker is based on what we know about how babies and children develop skills. Choose the age of the child and then answer the questions. At the end, we will direct you to some helpful advice and resources.

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