West Midlands Speech & Language Therapy
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We are a team of both SLTs and OTs working across the West Midlands in Early Years, Primary, Secondary, Special and Young adult settings.
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Occupational Therapy skill of the month is Cutlery Skills π
Did you know you might ALREADY be doing activities which build #independence for using cutlery?
Check out these 3 simple activities for building motor skills and patterns! π€©
#sbot #ot #occupationaltherapy #selfcare
Our AMAZING #OT service lead β¬οΈ Lyndsay Steventon
We agree - so many enthusiastic parents! π€©
So many of the skills involved in our #dailyoccupations can be built up through fun #play !
At the NAPLIC conference, the inspirational Berry family gave a powerful insight into their shared experiences of navigating the #education system when you have #DevLangDis .
1οΈβ£ Here's one key message for teaching staff to support #DLD in the classroom:
#slt #speechtherapy
Our #OT team delivered a workshop last week to support parents with understanding their childβs sensory needs and strategies which may help at home. π€©
π It was lovely to see parents sharing their experiences within the group! Acocks Green Primary
#myotday #occupationaltherapy
This week is Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week βΌοΈβΌοΈ
We work closely with the #SLT team at the children's hospital to ensure timely support is in place for children on our caseload who have a #cleft .
β Check out Cleft Lip and Palate Association posts this week β
#CleftAware
#MakatonMonday today, with Mollie teaching us how to sign these phrases essential for increasing independence in school
I am confused
I don't understand
#aac #totalcommunication #aac aware #makaton #sen #slcn #apprenticeslt #slta
Seeing friends and family over the #BankHolidayWeekend βββ
Keep spreading this petition to #InvestinSLT !
β‘οΈ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6579β¦
Our #OccupationalTherapist Nicola has been busy supporting fantastic TAs to complete whole class handwriting screening. π€©
π looking at how handwriting intervention can be incorporated into the classroom by handwriting / fine motor toolboxes.
#myotday #ot #sbot #handwriting