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FAQ Speech pathology

Wondering if speech therapy is what your child needs? Read on to find out. When should I call a speech pathologist? Speech pathologists can help when kids have problems with communication, including...

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Sharing news

Help your child shine at "show and tell" time. Show and tell” or “news time” is a regular part of the school routine and a valuable opportunity to develop language skills but it can be a difficult...

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Emergent literacy

Learning to read and write is probably the biggest schooling achievement  for children and for many also the biggest challenge. We know that literacy effects all other areas of learning either for...

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Favourite fluency resources

Here are the favourite fluency resources from the Talking Matters team in Adelaide, South Australia. Fluency Rater app is a fantastic, easy to use app for recording stuttering measurements. Measures...

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Procedures 12 ways

Procedures are the step by step descriptions of how to do something.  They are one of the language tasks children learn as they move from using single sentences to joining sentences together to form...

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10 speech tips

Are you concerned about your child's speech development? Sometimes it is hard to know when to be concerned about a child's speech and when to "wait and see". Often parents are given different advice...

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Why use PECS?

Sometimes parents ask, if he doesn't talk how is speech therapy going to help? Speech pathology is more than just "speech", it's about communication. Communication is tricky for kids with ASD, whether...

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Preschool language 101

Are you concerned whether your four year old will be ready to start school in a few months? Our September posts will have a look at the skills that would be expected as well as some ideas to help your...

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50 ready to read ideas

Learning to read and write is probably the biggest schooling achievement for children and for many also the biggest challenge. We know that literacy effects all other areas of learning. Research has...

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Learn outdoors 40 ways

This month we are looking at kids working together, firstly with adults and then later with other kids. When kids play together with adults, the adult has the opportunity to develop the child’s skills...

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10 school ready tips

Will your child be ready to start school next year? All children starting school in 2015 in South Australia will begin at the same time, and for the first time some will only be four years old. If your...

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5 sunny day ideas

Are you looking for some ways to keep the kids busy over the next few weeks until school goes back? Christmas is nearly here and there is still lots of school holiday time left. We are enjoying some...

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2014 round up!

Here’s a summary of all our posts of 2014! Just in case you missed any here’s a list of all our posts for 2014 to help you help kids with their learning and development, from the Talking Matters team!...

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More than “just speech”!

What does a speech pathologist do? You may be surprised to find they do much more than “just speech”!  Speech pathologists study, diagnose and treat communication disorders, including difficulties with...

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4 ways to first words

Babies usually begin to use a few simple words at around their first birthday.  Most children at around their first birthday can say mum, dad and a couple of other words. New words continue to develop...

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10 steps to sentences

Last week we looked at how to help young children develop more single words. When children have developed a set of around 20 to 50 single words they begin to combine these together to express new more...

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Learn grammar 16 ways

All languages have a grammar system that helps people organise information in a consistent way when they are speaking to each other. Most children naturally learn this system through talking with...

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Let’s communicate!

Communication is not just about having the right words or being able to construct a well formed sentence. It is also about how children use their communication skills. Sometimes children with speech...

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Why 20% of kids struggle!

Did you know that language and communication delays and disorders are among the most common difficulties facing school aged children? Estimates place the rate at between 13% and 20% of school aged...

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3 language texts for school

When children reach school age an important part of their language development is their ability to form “texts”. These are units of language that contain a number of sentences linked together. Oral or...

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