Hello!

It’s been a whole year since the ‘Hello’ Campaign was launched by The Communication Trust in conjunction with a number of different charities and organisations. Its aim is “to make children’s communication development a priority in homes and schools throughout the UK”.

Here is a month-by-month breakdown of what the Hello campaign has been up to over the last twelve months –

• January – ‘New year, new recruits’: how the Hello campaign could benefit local and national services
• February – ‘Children rhyme and shine’: I CAN’S Chatterbox Challenge had children singing a record-breaking version of Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes!
• March – ‘More talk please, we’re British’: National Literacy Trust’s Talk To Your Baby campaign helped raise awareness of parents talking more to their babies.
• April – ‘More listening and understanding too please!’: the building blocks of communication; speech sounds, interaction and talking, understanding, play and attention & listening.
• May – ‘Watch out, there’s a lion about’: Raa Raa the Noisy Lion joins CBeebies!
• June – ‘Imagine being one in a million’: ‘One In A Million’ film highlighted speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) in children.
• July – ‘Skills for work, Skills for life’: BT’s Talk Gym resource and research report, ‘Culture, Communication and Change’ raised awareness of communication skills for adolescents.
• August – ‘Talk & go’: Summer Talk, raised awareness about how to support children’s communication skills over the summer holidays
• September – ‘Put down the pens’: No Pens Wednesday encouraged children to focus on speaking and listening.
• October – ‘It’s not just about words’: International Alternative and Augmentative Communication Month – Other Ways of Speaking raised awareness of alternative means of communication.
• November – Shine a Light 2011 Hello campaign awards and Celebrating Communication toolkit!

If you are concerned about your child’s communication development and think they may benefit from speech and language therapy, Integrated Treatment Services can be of help. Contact us here: https://integratedtreatmentservices.co.uk/contact-us/enquiry

Sarah Bennington, December 2011

Written on behalf of Integrated Treatment Services. Integrated Treatment Services is a private Speech and Language Therapy service based in Leicestershire and the East Midlands. It specialises in providing highly-skilled Speech and Language Therapists, but also associates with other therapeutic professionals, including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists and Arts Therapists