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Here at Newcastle Speech Pathology we work with people of all ages who experience many different communication difficulties. One...

How often do you think about your voice? Like most of us, you probably consider your voice as a tool that gets the job done. Unless...

I love reading. One of my greatest pleasures after my first baby was born, was to take some quiet moments to read a chapter of a book...

To learn language, children need to watch and listen to good talkers. They learn sounds, words, and new ideas by engaging in quality...

Listen for everyday sounds and ask your child, “What’s that?”. Encourage your child to listen carefully and to guess what is making the...

There are few times in life as exciting as when your child first says your name. I remember sitting on my bed trying to balance getting...

Phonological Awareness Skills Counting Syllables Phonological awareness skills are a range of abilities which underpin literacy...

Phonological Awareness Skills Rhyming Phonological awareness skills are a range of abilities which lay the foundation for learning to...

Have you ever dreamed of packing up and just taking off to another country? Giving your children the opportunity to learn a new language...

Grace went to some lengths to immerse herself in the French culture during her travels. Those of us who have spoken English since we were...

It was 8pm at night. My 14-year-old was relaxing in the lounge room playing her guitar. She looked content and relaxed. I wasn’t. I knew...

Executive functioning skills are intrinsic to our organisational, attention, self- regulation, memory and time management abilities. In...

Around​ ​this​ ​time​ ​of​ ​year​ ​most​ ​of​ ​us​ ​are​ ​left​ ​scratching​ ​our​ ​heads​ ​and​ ​wondering exactly​ ​where​ ​the​ ​last​...

When​ ​did​ ​your​ ​child​ ​first​ ​start​ ​talking?​ ​For​ ​some​ ​of​ ​you​ ​reading​ ​this​ ​you​ ​will​ ​hardly​ ​be able​ ​to​...

Did​ ​you​ ​know​ ​that​ ​​a​ ​typical​ ​4-year​ ​old​ ​will​ ​have​ ​about​ ​1,500-1,600​ ​words​ ​in​ ​their vocabulary?​ ​By​...

All​ ​parents​ ​want​ ​their​ ​child​ ​to​ ​do​ ​well​ ​in​ ​school.​ ​One​ ​way​ ​to​ ​assist​ ​your​ ​child​ ​is​ ​to help​ ​them​...

I love words. I love learning new words. Have you ever stopped to think about how we use words, even when we are not talking? If you are...

Congratulations on surviving the beginning of term one. By now your child will have settled into the routine of school days and is...

Language and Literacy Groups for School Starters! Do you know someone who is starting school in 2016? Get a head start on the new school...

Tricky Tongues Many parents are concerned that their child has a lisp. In small children it can be an endearing feature, however as...