The NELC project aims  to raise the profile of prevention and early intervention in relation to Speech, Language & Communication development across Scotland,  with a pre-birth to school entry focus

Click on the links below to access resources, papers and publications produced by the NELC team.

NELC Key Messages: National key messages for parents/caregivers to support early interaction.

Communication Skills: What’s the Problem and Why Does it Matter?: Infographics outlining the scale of the current SLC crisis and the impact for long term life outcomes.

Practice Sharing Storyboards: Early SLC collaborative practice examples from across Scotland.

(coming soon) Factors That Predict Better or Poorer SLC Outcomes: An evidence informed position paper detailing risk and protective factors in relation to early SLC development

GIRFEC My World Triangle: Improving Outcomes for Speech, Language and Communication Development: Using the GIRFEC My World Triangle alongside an awareness of protective and risk factors for SLC.

NELC National Conversation Analysis Report: Draft report summarising the national picture of SLC supports and barriers described during conversations with key stakeholders across Scotland.

NELC Newsletters: Keep up to date with what’s happening in the NELC Project through our newsletters.

Scotland’s Early Language Theory of Change: Copy of Scotland’s Early Language Theory of Change via the Children and Young People’s Collaborative (CYPIC) website.