

Make It a Red Letter Day - Dyslexia Awareness
DYSLEXIA AWARENESS Make It A Red Letter Day As many readers of my blog will know, I am very passionate about advocating for those with...


Phonological Awareness and Phonemic Awareness
What are they are why are they so important for learning to read? For those of you who have read my previous blogs you will know that I...

Why Australia is failing our children in the teaching of reading and writing
When my five-year-old daughter began school this year she went armed with a solid knowledge of the sound system of spoken language from a...


FUN ACTIVITIES FOR PRACTISING NEW SPEECH SOUNDS
If your child has seen a Speech Pathologist to help them develop new speech sounds then you’ll know that practising new sounds at home is...


The Traditional Approach for Learning New Speech Sounds
How do we teach children new speech sounds? One of the common areas Speech Pathologists focus on is helping young children develop their...


Is My Child Stuttering?
"Is my child stuttering?" This is one of the most common questions parents ask me . I get many calls from parents wondering if their...


How Can You Help Your Child's Vocabulary Grow?
"There has been lots of research to show that the more words a child understands as a pre-schooler, the better their reading...