How much does the Home Talk service help children’s talking skills?

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    An exploratory study of ‘Home Talk’, an assistant-delivered therapy service for 2 year olds with delayed expressive language skills

  • IRAS ID

    206352

  • Contact name

    David McDonald

  • Contact email

    david.mcdonald@nottshc.nhs.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    0 years, 6 months, 31 days

  • Research summary

    We would like to evaluate "Home Talk", a service for 2 year olds with delayed language development. We know that speech and language therapy for 2 year olds can be helpful. Home Talk is different to most early therapy services as it is delivered by an assistant worker not a speech and language therapist. We would like to know more about how much Home Talk helps children's language skills.

  • REC name

    London - Surrey Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    16/LO/1100

  • Date of REC Opinion

    8 Jun 2016

  • REC opinion

    Favourable Opinion