1. Improving speech and language therapy for preschool children with primary speech and language impairments
Sam Harding
Senior Research Assistant

3. Who was involved Co-applicants Advisory Group Research team
Sue Roulstone, University of the West of England
Norma Daykin, University of the West of England
Jane Powell, University of the West of England
Jon Pollock, University of the West of England
Linda Lascelles, Afasic
Jenny Moultrie, North Bristol NHS Trust
Gaye Powell, Consultant speech and language therapist
Yvonne Wren, Bristol Speech & Language Therapy Research Unit
Julie Marshall, Manchester Metropolitan University
Juliet Goldbart, Manchester Metropolitan University
Tim Peters, University of Bristol
Alan Emond, University of Bristol
Will Hollingworth, University of Bristol
Jane Coad, Coventry University
Cres Fernandes, Assessment Research limited
Advisory Group
Supportive Parents
Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
Barnardos
NBT SLT clinical team
Bristol City Council Early Years Manager and commissioner
National Early Years Strategy
Parents from Parent Panel
UWE Early Years Education
Health Visitor Lead
Research team
Rebecca Coad
Sam Harding
Lydia Morgan
Naomi Parker
Liz Lewis
Anna Blackwell
Karen Davies
Helen Hambly
Parent panel
Heather Goddard
Rebecca Hardy
Helen Dacre
Vickie Nutt
Liz Sayles
Jacob Wilcox
Faye Langdon

4. Today’s presentation
Overview of the successfully completed NIHR Programme Grant ‘Child Talk’
The four ongoing challenges that must be addressed if evidence-based practice is to be successful
Number of potential future projects/objects
What funding streams might be appropriate

5. Evidence-Based Practice

6. Child Talk Intervention Typology

7. Comprehension
Interventions used E.g. Information Carrying Words/word level activity Reducing complexity of utterances Turn taking activities (strong/medium practice evidence)
Research
included book sharing, parent-child interaction, vocabulary activities
Evidence score of 2.9(/6)
(Harding et al in development)

8. Four Ongoing Challenges
Descriptions of interventions
Development of models of interventions
Understanding the mechanism of change
Enabling informed patient choice

9. Thank you for your comments and suggestions
Acknowledgments ‘Child Talk’ is an independent research programme funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) under its Programme Grant for Applied Research Programme (Grant Reference Number RP-PG ). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health.