How to talk to your newborn baby
It has been a few years since we have had a newborn baby in our house. Miss Four and Miss Five are now such chatters, that I have needed to consciously think about how to speak to a tiny little...
View ArticleMultisyllabic Words
Ambliance. Hopsital. Pasgetti. Kelicopter. Jajamas. Any of these sound familiar? When little children are learning to say long words with multiple syllables, then they often miss out, add in, or...
View ArticleBook of the Year 2012
Each year, Speech Pathology Australia awards a “Book of the Year” for speech, language and literacy development. This year, the shortlist for the Young Children category contains the following...
View ArticleHow to make multisyllabic word practice fun!
These school holidays, I will be practising multisyllabic words with Miss Four. Why? She tends to eliminate or minimise some of the consonants or syllables in the middle of multi syllabic words (eg....
View ArticleThanksgiving + Speech Therapy 2012
We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here in Australia, but it certainly seems like the majority of the internet (and especially pinterest) do! I’ve seen some absolutely lovely activities that suit...
View ArticleGifts for your Speechie
No, you don’t need to buy your child’s Speech Pathologist a present at Christmas time. But a lot of internet searches for ‘gifts for speech therapist’ or ‘christmas present for therapist’ end up at...
View ArticleSpeech Therapy Gifts for Christmas
I sat down today to write a list of great gifts for kids - gifts that will grow their speech, language and literacy skills. And then I realised that not a lot had changed since last year’s round-up –...
View ArticleWhat to take to your child’s first speech therapy appointment
A few little people I know have their first appointments with a Speech Pathologist, and their parents were wondering what to take with them on the first day. Here were my suggestions: Speech Pathology...
View ArticleA Valentine for your Voice
This week was back to school in Australia. My Miss Six and Miss Four headed off to Year 1 and Kindy, looking very grown up and independent. One or two tears may have been shed, and not by the girls!...
View ArticleTricks to get the k sound started
I know lots of little kids at the moment that are struggling with the /k/sound*. This is quite normal, as we don’t expect the ‘back of the throat’** sounds to develop until children are about 3 1/2 –...
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