Abbreviations used in the text.

DSLP - Designated Speech and Language Provision

SIP - Symbols Inclusion Project

DISCS - Disability, Inclusion, Sensory and Communication Service

IDS - Integrated Disability Service

TA - Teaching Assistant

CFE - Communication Friendly Environment

CIP - Communicate: In Print

CBC - Communicate: By Choice

SLDT - Specific Language Disorder Team

SALT - Speech and Language Therapist

ECM - Every Child Matters