Bright by Text Brings Information About Communication Development to Parents’ Fingertips

To help connect families with information about their child’s communication development, expected milestones, and everyday ways to build skills in the critical early years, ASHA’s Identify the Signs campaign and Bright by Text have joined forces.   

A free text messaging service, Bright by Text delivers high-quality information to families to help them foster a child’s healthy growth, based on their exact age and developmental stage. Available in English and Spanish, the service covers children from prenatal through age 8.  

Topics covered include brain development, speech and language skills, social-emotional development, reading and writing skills, nutrition, mental health, school readiness, and more. All information is provided by trusted content partners, including ASHA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Sesame Street, PBS Kids for Parents, and Zero to Three. 

Families can sign up by texting BRIGHT to 274448, or by using the form on the Bright by Text website. Text messages are customized by the child’s due date or age and zip code.  

Learn about the ASHA-Bright by Text TALK program [PDF]

Download a printable flyer [PDF] for parents/caregivers.

Watch or share a video about the service.