COPY AND ADD Such an easy language strategy to use to expand children's language skills. How to do it? Repeat what they said and add another word on - If they say one word, you say two - If they say two, you add a third etc I always focus on adding KEY WORDS (the words that add content), and do not count the grammatical words in this. So, why model grammatical phrases? - Research suggests that when modelling language utterances should be SIMPLIFIED but still grammatically

Vocabulary milestones: As we all know, every child is different when it comes to communicative development- but here are rough approximations for vocabulary development at different ages. Vocabulary development is a process by which people acquire words which shift from babbling to meaningful speech. - Mouroge #speech #speechtherapy #speechpathology #vocabulary #child #children #kids #development #communication

Attention Parents: In this day and age, with both parents working full time, it may seem hard to find time to sit with your child and engage in meaningful language and learning - but is does not have to be! Here are some quick tips for enriching your child's literacy and language development, that you can incorporate into a busy schedule: - on the way to childcare/preschool, have a nursery rhyme sing-a-long - whilst in the car, play 'eye-spy', with a different sound focus ea

Parents have been, and always will be, the MOST important member of our team. No one knows their child better than a parent does. Parents often play a critical role in both giving us insight into their child and also their role in carryover and generalisation in regards to therapy goals and targets. Parents in therapy sessions are crucial for so many different things such as: - helping manage behaviour and sustaining an activity - helping to facilitate language and establis

It is very important to look holistically at speech and language development which includes foundations such as attention and play skills. This is because they are precursor skills required to develop prior to another skill beginning to develop and strengthen. This is a great visual I like to utilise with parents to show the hierarchy of communicative development at each of its stages and the importance of it. - Mouroge #speechpathology #speechtherapy #speech #language

Speech Pathology Services at Kids Inspired. We currently have space available with our Speech Pathologist Mouroge for appointments in our centre at Kirrawee. We provide assessment and therapy services for a wide range of speech and language issues. We can provide services for participants with NDIS funding (self or plan managed) or for clients eligible for Medicare rebates with an Enhanced Primary Care Plan from their GP. If you are seeking Speech Pathology services for your