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Is there more to Speech Pathology than what meets the eye?

“I had people in my life who didn’t give up on me. My mother, my support worker, my teacher. I had one-on-one Speech Pathology. I had a nanny who spent all day playing turn-taking games with me.” - Temple Grandin.

Dr Grandin did not talk until she was three-and-a-half years old. She was fortunate enough to have early Speech Pathology intervention.

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I like to move it, move it!

Young family dancing around the living room

Are you a parent who gets stressed-out home-schooling your children and juggling other responsibilities (work, cooking, house chores, the list goes on…) during this stay-at-home period? Here are some tips on how we can get moving within the current constraints, be it the colder weather or the lockdown restrictions. Hope you’ll find them useful!

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( Posted in: Speech Pathology At Home )

Telehealth- All the time in the world? Let’s use it!

Mother and child talking to someone on a laptop

It’s tough as an adult to occupy our time when required to be at home for weeks on end. A walk or two might get the jitters out, along with numerous cups of tea to sip on to pass the day away. But, we manage, right?

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Encouraging Meaningful Communication With Your Children During This Stay-Home Period

mother talking to her daughter on the couch

This can be a stressful, challenging time for parents with children with additional needs as well. However, I would like to reassure you that there are many things that you can be doing to help your children develop their communication skills at home. Yes, that’s right, you don’t have to have a degree in Speech Pathology to be your child’s best therapist during this trying time!

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( Posted in: Speech Pathology At Home )

Trugs at Home - Selling Online Now

Trugs at Home - Selling Online Now

TRUGS at home

Teaching Reading Using Games at home provides students with a structured phonics experience which reinforces and consolidates letter-sound correspondences.  

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Specific Language Impairment (SLI) versus Speech Sound Disorders (SSD)

This article discusses the differences between a specific language impairment (SLI) and a sppech sound disorder, and the importance of identifying an SLI in order to provide appropriate treatment.

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Reading to your child is important - don't forget to talk with them too!

A study from Macquarie University shows the importance of talking with your child to support their literacy skills

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Why a Speech Pathologist for a student at school?

Why a Speech Pathologist for a student at school?

Louise Griffths, an educational consultant, gives her perspective on the merits of speech pathology.

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Holiday Programme - Winter 2017

Holiday Programme - Winter 2017

Speaking of Learning are offering group and individual sessions in the second week of the school holidays.

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