Communication
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What is Gestalt Language Learning? Gestalt Language Learning, also known as Gestalt Language Processing (GLP), is a pattern of learning language where children acquire language in chunks or ‘gestalts’. Children start by repeating language verbatim that they have heard elsewhere.… Read more
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As a child’s communication becomes more directed and specific, parents frequently find themselves with questions about their child’s growing expressive skills, and a question I am asked frequently is ‘What counts as a word?’ ‘Does it count if I am… Read more
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What are Visual Schedules? A visual schedule uses pictures, symbols, objects and/or words to give a child information about what is happening, the sequence of events, what changes are upcoming, and when it is time to move on to another… Read more
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Have you ever wondered whether your child’s speech is as clear as the speech of other children their age, and whether or not it is normal that you can understand everything your child says but aunt Sheila understands almost nothing… Read more
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What is Hanen? The Hanen Centre was founded by Speech and Language Therapist Ayala Hanen Manolson in 1977. Hanen’s core principles were based in research that demonstrated that parents have a significant impact on the success of their child’s intervention.… Read more
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What is Selective Mutism? Selective mutism is an anxiety-based mental health disorder that usually begins in early childhood after a child has developed their ability to speak. People with selective mutism speak fluently in some situations but are consistently unable… Read more
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For many young children learning to talk, words don’t always sound like the adult version; “sun” might sound like “thun” or “zoo” might become “thoo.” These small differences in pronunciation are often called lisps, and in many instances are a… Read more
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A common concern that parents of young children have when starting speech and language therapy is, “When will I find the time to practise speech and language strategies with my child?”. And I get it, you are busy! As parents… Read more
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If your child is receiving speech therapy for speech sounds then you probably have speech sound homework; and if you are anything like me, you need fun ways to keep your child (and yourself!) engaged. Luckily there are several fun… Read more
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Stammering, also known as stuttering, is a stoppage in the flow of speech. Approximately 8% of children will stammer at some point with stammering typically emerging between the ages of 2 and 5 years as children are developing spoken language… Read more
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