Abstract

Concerns have been raised that young children’s language development has been affected by the public health measures implemented to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19.

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White, J., Hunter, L. & Watson, D. 2023, Speech, language and communication development among children in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic, Public Health Scotland. Available at: https://doi.org/10.52487/109333

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