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Teaching assistants can help to support literacy by being able to work with smaller groups of children - it has been found that working in small groups helps the writing skills of children struggling in literacy.
https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/teaching-assistants-can-improve-numeracy-and-literacy-when-used-effectively/

Teaching assistants can observe the children to see which are more able and less able to help plan who may need more support and who may benefit from more challenging activities.
They can help in group discussions (being partners with children who may need more support and guidance) and can do separate group work (e.g. more challenging with children who have a good understanding or more supportive for the children who need more help).
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130321044216/https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOrderingDownload/primary_literacy_tda0290d.pdf

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They can offer books to schools for terms so that the children are given the chance to experience books which their school may not have. Also they should allow the school to allow small groups of children with supervision in to library where they can have the chance to choose a story and be read to.

In my setting we are given books every season relating to topics which the children must study and that are compolsery which gives children a big selection of books to choose from.

https://www.ifla.org/files/assets/hq/topics/libraries-development/documents/libraries-for-children-and-young-adults.pdf

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Listening to stories provides a springboard for active learning play and creativity. Children can “play” with stories using different media, creative writing, drama or through music and movement. Telling stories can encourage a child’s confidence so they can then express themselves. It can help develop emotional literacy as pupils can develop their confidence in front of their peers and children can learn to respect eachother. Research shows that reading aloud to children is the most important activity for creating motivated writers. When reading aloud to the children it is important that professionals stimulate a child’s imagination, expand their vocabulary and they can help strengthen bonds.
https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2012/feb/01/children-reading-story-telling-week

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1. A Professional Story Teller should read through the story first and plan things to discuss with the children.

2. Plan questions you might ask

3. Read the story by themselves out loud and see where he/she can stress the words and change their voice to make it sound more interesting. This can build excitement and suspense.

4. Use your body to make it more interesting such as hand gestures and facial expressions. Exagerate facial expressiosn to grab the childs attention. This can bring the story to life.
https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2012/feb/01/children-reading-story-telling-week

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A speech and language therapist will assess and treat children and/or adults with specific speech, language and communication problems to enable them to communicate to the best of their ability:

difficulty producing or using speech

difficulty understanding or using language.

An Speech Language Therapist works with the child and provides support to them and their carers: as allied health professionals they work closely with parents, carers and other professionals, including teachers, nurses and occupational therapists.

There are around 2.5 million people in the UK that have a speech or language difficulty. A 5% of children enter school with difficulties in speech and language.
Some examples of when an SLT can help are:

With babies it can help them with their feeding and swallowing difficulties they may have.

With children it can help them in many ways some being; physical disabilities, language delay, specific language impairment and dyslexia.

http://www.aacknowledge.org.uk/page/role-speech-language-therapist

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The Local Librarian The local librarian can be a role model to children in there emergent literacy. By reading books to children in an exciting and enthusiastic way it can encourage them to want to read a wider range of books. Making the library an enabling and exciting place where children can choose the books they enjoy and want to read. It is important that every child has the opportunity to go to the library as some schools may not have a library that they can access. By allowing children to go to the library there literacy will be encouraged as they have a wider range of books compared to what be at their school. Additionally, the librarian can come to a school to visit to explain children the importance of books. 

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The Local Librarian The local librarian can be a role model to children in there emergent literacy. By reading books to children in an exciting and enthusiastic way it can encourage them to want to read a wider range of books. Making the library an enabling and exciting place where children can choose the books they enjoy and want to read. It is important that every child has the opportunity to go to the library as some schools may not have a library that they can access. By allowing children to go to the library there literacy will be encouraged as they have a wider range of books compared to what be at their school. Additionally, the librarian can come to a school to visit to explain children the importance of books. 

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Speech and language therapists will identify speech and communication difficulties, assess the cause of this and suitable treatment.
Speech and language therapists will work with people with different additional needs:
learning disabilities,
hearing impairments,
psychiatric disorders,
cleft palate,
language delay,
stammering, and
voice disorders.
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/speech-and-language-therapist

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Key workers need to develop positive relationships with children, take responsibililty with care pans and observations, work with other staff members and parent/carers, make arragnements for health and dental appointments and be able to attend with the child and parent.

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British Sign Language

British Sign Language is the way in which a person communicates (BSL). It has its own rules and grammatical structure. This way of speaking does not relate to spoken English and is the preferred language for 145,000 people in the UK (2011)

ign language is not a worldwide language and is genetic to each country. The language is based on city and country you live in varying depending on how they interoperate the language.

(BSL:2017)

Support for learning British Sign Language (BSL) from your local authority

Teacher of the Deaf should be able to provide information about what is provided through your local authority. The type and level of support provided by local authorities for parents to learn BSL varies greatly but can include:

Home tuition for families from a teacher of the deaf

Introduction to BSL classes aimed at families

Setting up free Level 1 or 2 BSL classes for families.

Other services local authorities might provide include:

lending BSL resources such as books and DVDs

family support workers

groups for families and children to practice BSL

Liaising with other local organizations who can provide support.

NDCS,2017).