Starting school

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Starting school is a big and exciting step for our children, one that we as parents and educators hope will be a positive and rewarding one. The team of speech pathologists at Talking Matters work hard to help their families … Continue reading

Mild difficulties?

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Do mild and moderate speech and language difficulties matter? Many public services tell parents that their child is not eligible to receive speech pathology support because they have only mild or moderate difficulties. This is because services are tightly stretched … Continue reading

Create and learn

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With Christmas approaching and school winding down, now is a great time to spend some quality time with kids creating gifts for family and friends. Spending time viagra for sale together is great for keeping the kids happy and helps … Continue reading

Top literacy ideas

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There are many things families can do at home to help their child be successful with literacy. Here is one of our most popular posts about ideas for supporting kids to develop literacy skills.   You, as a  parent, are the … Continue reading

Early literacy

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A child’s phonological awareness abilities at the preschool age have been identified as the biggest predictor of early literacy development. Phonological awareness is the ability understand sounds and sound patterns in words. How is phonological awareness different to phonics? Phonics is … Continue reading

Language strategies

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Language skills have a big impact on school achievement. Whether you are a parent wanting to help your child with homework, a vendita farmaci on line teacher wanting to support a language disordered student in your class or a school … Continue reading

Not enough support?

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My child's school isn't doing enough to help my child read! What should I do? This blog was prompted by a phone call  from a special education teacher about a child with reading issues who had progressed only slowly over … Continue reading

Reading and writing

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Ready to read and write. What skills does my child need? Learning to read and write are complex tasks but there is now lots of research available about what skills are most important to help children be ready to soak … Continue reading

Phonological awareness

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Phonological Awareness is the ability to hear and understand sounds and sound patterns within words.  A child’s phonological awareness abilities at the preschool age have been identified as the biggest predictor of early literacy development. Phonics is the ability to link sounds and … Continue reading

4 1/2 year olds

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[/caption ]Four and a half year olds are confident communicators. They are speaking in sentences with most grammar used correctly. They are using most speech sounds correctly and their speech can be easily understood. Here are some ideas to develop … Continue reading