Now You’re Talking
Help and Support
Speech and Language Therapy
The Speech and Language Therapy Advice line is available to early years settings and parents for advice and strategies to support children’s communication need or eating and drinking concerns.
They can take questions about WellComm screening and give advice for children that are not making progress.
Call 0121 466 6231 Open Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm. This is a voice mail service and a qualified Speech and Language Therapist will respond in a timely way. You can also contact the team by email bchnt.childrens.slt@nhs.net.
You can find various videos designed to help you apply strategies to support your child's communication needs on Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust SALT page.
Resources
Screen Time in the
Early Years
The Birmingham EY SaLT team is pleased to share two new resources for our early years workforce:
These universal advice sheets draw on the latest research and are designed to help colleagues support families as they navigate news and social media coverage about screen use in the early years.
The advice focuses on clear, non‑judgemental guidance and simple, achievable tips to help families and settings make positive use of all types of screens.
Multilingual Advice
for Settings
Multilingualism is common all over the world, more so than speaking just one language.
Birmingham is a vibrant and diverse city made up of people and families with connections around the globe.
Birmingham’s Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) service values multilingualism and the positive advantages of using your home language with children.
Here is some advice to support multilingual children in your setting: