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Have you ever heard of the word ‘aphasia’, and wondered what it means? You’re not alone. Research shows that public awareness and...

Dialogic reading. Perhaps you’ve come across this word while reading through articles and websites and have wondered what it means. At...

We all know that words are powerful, and that it feels good to be encouraged. There’s a lot of research that points towards the...

As you are no doubt well aware, the last month has seen massive changes in the way we go about our everyday lives. To prevent the spread...

Anxiety is increasingly common in today’s fast-paced world. Often, we can think of stress and anxiety as things that only adults struggle...

A ‘Late Talker’ is a child whose speech and language skills aren’t developing in line with their peers. Usually these children are...

It’s easy to compare our kids’ development to others’. We see our friends whose kids are already initiating conversations and naming...

One of the most underrated toys that we have to play with our children is one that is adaptable, portable, free and most importantly a...

This is the last blog in our series on speech development in children. See what other topics we’ve covered to learn more. As we have...

What does Conductive hearing loss have to do with Speech and Language? As a parent of a preschooler or young school aged child, do you...

Have you ever found yourself stuck in the middle of a sentence, perhaps repeating the last word you said over and over again while you...

Last week in our blog, we talked about some of the symptoms of stuttering (also known as stammering or dysfluency). This week we will...

This is the third instalment in our series of blogs on children’s speech. Check out our previous blogs on Speech Sound Development and...

If you’ve ever watched a child learn to speak, you’ll know that they don’t suddenly open their mouths and say “supercalifragilisticexpial...

Intelligibility All this month in our blogs, we’re talking about speech sound disorders. One of the words you’ll hear a lot when talking...

Alison McDonald, Certified Practising Speech Pathologist Being a parent is a tough gig. No one can disagree. Along the journey, we are...

A strong, robust vocabulary is a very important part of being a proficient English language user. A rich vocabulary helps us to express...

I adore children’s books. I love the simple, hilarious stories, the anthropomorphised animals, and the amazing illustrations. Reading...

As we’ve already discussed in our previous blog, my goal when reading with children is always to interact with them and have a...

Welcome to winter! Are you ready to embrace the frosty mornings and nippy nights? If you’re like me, winter this year has caught me off...