Speech Therapy Resources

Reading to children is known to be vitally important for language development. However, while we are used to the traditional format of reading aloud to children while they sit and listen, it is important to actually encourage

Routines play a significant role in a child’s learning and development. Such routines we carry out in the day include meal times, bath time, and bed time routines, as well as those embedded in transitioning from one

Phonowodital Pwocesses Dey tant be as twicky as you tink! What are they? Some big words to mean patterns of errors children make when learning to speak, to make speaking easier. These errors reflect a difficulty in

What is Imitation and why is it important? Imitation involves a child’s ability to copy others’: actions with objects (such as banging on a drum, pushing a car) gestures and body movements (such as clapping hands or

By Marie Tsilimos What is Selective Mutism? Selective Mutism (SM) is a relatively rare anxiety disorder that causes children to experience difficulties when communicating in certain social situations such as at school, with relatives or friends. Children

By Marie Tsilimos What is the difference between a child with a language disorder and a child who is in the process of acquiring a second language? This can be a difficult question to answer for parents

Learn about functional voice disorders and ways you can maintain your vocal hygiene

By Laura Harding What is Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. Nerve cells in the Basil Ganglia (an area in the brain) are responsible for the coordination of movements and

By Hayley Tippets While playing with a baby, you press the button on a pop-up box, the baby looks at the box with delight, giggles and looks back at you, such as to suggest, “that was exciting,

By Stephanie Der Children are born with the capacity to learn the language(s) that they are exposed to. They are able to attend to the different speech sounds they hear around them, and learn to produce these

by Kylie Ward | Aug 2020 When a child has speech, language or other developmental delays, often one of the first things we hear from parents is ‘I just want him to say Mum (or Dad)’. It’s

When you hear the term “communication”, most people immediately think of the words we say in conversation or on the phone, or what we read in books or through technology. But what about those of us who