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25.01.2022 I will be putting up details about our end of term 1 sale very soon. If you need any books, game or workbooks targeting naming, functions, associations, same and different, grouping or describing now is the best time to get them!

21.01.2022 If you know of a parent who has questions about there child's speech or language, tell them about this page. We are happy to answer any speech pathology related questions.

20.01.2022 For anyone that may be interested, the Articulation DVDs have just been received hot off the press. They will be going on the website next week (fingers crossed) with an introductory 10% off.

19.01.2022 Welcome to 2016 and a new year with Ask A Speechie. We look forward to answering any speech pathology related questions. Speech pathologists target areas such as sounds,speech, literacy, comprehension and vocabulary. As always we have to have a disclaimer: we do not know or have assessed your child so any information is based on a general scenario and not specific to the child.

19.01.2022 In terms of our Did you know facts and Blogs, we are trying to get an idea of what age groups you would like us to target. Could you please let us know by indicating a letter from the correct group in the comment section. A. 0 to 2 years B. 3 to 5 years C. 6 to 8 years D. 8 to 12 years... Thank you. See more

19.01.2022 Just a bit of humour.

18.01.2022 Is this becoming more of a reality?

18.01.2022 DID YOU KNOW...? While the /TH/ sound (as in think) is not expected to be pronounced correctly until 8 years 6 months, it is expected to be spelt correctly in pre-primary and/or year 1. This means that this sound may be taught at an age younger than when it is expected.

17.01.2022 DID YOU KNOW...? Songs, Nursery Rhymes and Verses are a great way to encourage a child who is a late talker to communicate or a 6 month to 2 year old who is learning about speech and words. It is great to use songs, nursery rhymes or verses where you can use gestures along with the singing, such as "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and "Little Boy Blue."

16.01.2022 The new Blog for this week is now out. There are some hints on how to get sounds for three to four year olds and when they are expected. Over the next few weeks I'll target sounds for 4 to 5 year olds then 6 to 7 year olds and finally 8 year olds. Take a look at the Blog and let me know what you think. http://askaspeechie.com.au/speech-sounds-for-three-year-ol/

15.01.2022 Soon Term 1 will be over and we will be looking for ways to entertain our children. In the coming weeks, I will provide some speech and language focused games and activities that you might want to try with your child. In the meantime, Congratulations on almost making it through Term 1. To celebrate this we would like to offer 20% off all Workbooks, Storybooks and Games until 30 April 2016 or current inventory is sold out. For more information on our end of term 1 sale, please... click on the link below. http://www.askaspeechie.com.au/media/

15.01.2022 Hi there, My name is Bec and I am writing in regards to my son Clancy who will be 3 in April. I live 4 hours from Perth (so no private Speechies around here). I was taking Clancy to one, once a month at our nearest hospital (80kms away), but found that she just played with toys and we left. So, I guess I'd like to know of you think it is worth the effort to take him to a private Speechies in Perth or not... I'm also a Primary School teacher, so know how important speech is f...or language development in reading and writing... Anyway, Clancy is a chatter, can't shut him up at times. He will string 5-6 words together to form a sentence... My concerns is his pronunciation. Many people who don't spend a lot of time with him can't understand him. Some things I wrote down this morning He said My hi my bay (my hide my plane) No bubby no lie bi ar (no bubby no like pink car) My li mummy's ouse (my like mummy's house) My li ride daddy's yelo Bobo ike (my like ride daddy's yellow motorbike) I did video him, but I can't load it on Facebook. Any help/suggestions would be much appreciated. Cheers Bec

15.01.2022 I hope everyone had a great long weekend break. I have a few new blogs. The first targets speech sounds for 4 and 5 year olds and how to achieve them and the second targets speech sounds for 6 to 8 year olds. This means all the consonant sounds of the Australian English Language and how to say them is done. I will be producing some VLOG's in the current weeks with some little hints on how to get difficult sounds and showing you how the sounds look.

14.01.2022 Can you find the mistake in the last post?

14.01.2022 Another little fact about Nursery Rhymes is that some research has shown that if a child can say eight or more nursery rhymes by the age of four, they will have less issues learning to read and spell. (Sorry I saw this somewhere and don't have the source)

13.01.2022 Hi Everyone This is my first Blog for 2016. I have added it to my website if you would like to check it out. Let me know what you think. http://askaspeechie.com.au/speech-and-language-skills-to-h/

12.01.2022 We love answering your questions and are happy to answer anything and everything speech related. If we do not know the answer or have limited experience in the area, we will direct you where to go to find the information. You are welcome to ask on this page publicly or privately.

12.01.2022 This is the link for the 6 to 8 year old sounds. http://askaspeechie.com.au/development-of-speech-sounds-fo/

11.01.2022 I hope everyone enjoyed the school holidays. Now that the older children are back at school it can give us time to focus on the little ones at home. For those with young children who are late talkers our latest blog gives some ideas of ways to enourage your child to talk through Communication Temptation Tasks. http://askaspeechie.com.au/communication-temptation-tasks-/

11.01.2022 Please let us know of any areas of speech pathology you would like to hear more about.

11.01.2022 Hi there, I actually have two issues I'd love some advice on. My son us three and a half (4 in June) and has had episodes of stuttering since he was about 2. They can be miderate to quite severe and can last for weeks. Just when I get to the stage of deciding to call a speech therapist, he snaps out of almost overnight & reverts back to his chatty self. This can stay 'normal' for months & then he suddenly reverts back to stuttering. Our second issue is quite recent and o...nly started this weekend. He has suddenly become non verbal, choosing not to speak. He'll point, grunt/hum commands and doesn't respond to 'you'll have to use your words or i cant undetstand you'. This has happened during a non-stuttering spell. I'm inclined to put it down to the stresses of starting kindy, but am really not sure how to manage it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

10.01.2022 APOLOGIES! We've been away, but are now back to answer all your speech and language questions. If you have friends who have questions or concerns about their children's speech, language or literacy skills, why not tell them about us. We are happy to answer any question or refer you to the people who can.

10.01.2022 DID YOU KNOW...? While two year olds are expected to use longer sentences as they get closer to three, we do not expect them to achieve any sounds with accuracy until three. Many two year olds learning to speak for the first time will fill in the blanks with jargon or nonsense words. This is completely fine.

09.01.2022 DID YOU KNOW...? For older children (6 years plus) sometimes the best way to help them with areas such as speech or stuttering is to put the responsibility back on to them. For example tell your child you're going to be listening for the next hour and see if they can correct themselves. If it suits your family, you may even want to set up a star chart to reward your child for each time they pick themselves up. As your child gets more confident, you may increase to 2 hours, 3 hours etc and then finally throughout the day until they have the skill. Please note: if your child does not correct themselves you will still want to pick them up to make sure they practise the correct behaviour.

09.01.2022 As one parent already has, you are free to private message us. If you would like your question to be posted for others to see, we can do this anonymously. Keep the questions coming.

08.01.2022 As always, if you or any of your friends have a speech pathology related question, we are happy to answer this for you or refer you in the right direction. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can send us a message and we will either contact you directly or post your message anonymously with our answer on this page. We look forward to hearing from you!

05.01.2022 As mentioned, here is the link for the 4 and 5 year olds sounds. http://askaspeechie.com.au/development-of-speech-sounds-fo/

05.01.2022 6 likes off 100. Thanks everyone!

05.01.2022 Our catalogue is out for 2014. If you know of any parents or teachers needing resources for children targeting language and literacy, we would love for you to pass it on. Just a reminder that there is a 5% discount on all orders over $500 within Australia and free postage (savings of up to $150) for orders over $1000 within Australia, until the end of March. http://www.askaspeechie.com.au//Current_Catalogue_February

04.01.2022 Just a quick question I got asked this week that I thought might be of interest to some parents. Question: My child is 8 years old. Is it too late for her to learn to say the /s, z, j, th/ sounds correctly. Answer: The short answer is no. However, it is more difficult the older your child is and one of the main reasons for this is that your child has had longer to learn and practise the incorrect behaviour. On the positive side, the older your child is, the more likely they w...ill learn to correct the sound themselves as they are able to "self-monitor" their speech. If there was a choice, I would say the optimal age for speech sound correction is 4-5 years of age (in children that fall within developmental norms). Look out for my Blogs/Vlogs on how to learn to correctly pronounce the Australian alphabet consonant sounds. Coming this year.

04.01.2022 DID YOU KNOW...? Many of the sounds used in the English language are expected to be achieved between 3 and 4 years of age!

04.01.2022 We are excited to announce that our full Let's Talk Articulation DVD which targets all the consonant sounds of the alphabet as well as a few extra sounds along with a screening test and information to help your child with their speech will be available in the next few weeks. We have also divided the full program into smaller programs if there are only a few sounds you want to target with your child. We will let you know closer to the date when they will be available but if you know of anyone who would use something like this please let them know about it.

03.01.2022 We have just started our new blog page on our website. Have a look and tell us what you think. Go to www.askaspeechie.com.au.

03.01.2022 I have been working on a secret project and I am pleased to announce it should be available next week. It is a free E-book called the A-Z of Speech Pathology. The book looks at some of the areas of speech pathology as well as going through some of the development areas of speech, language and literacy in children. It helps to answer some of the questions parents may have about their children's development. To get a copy, please subscribe to our mailing list and include your email address. Our website is www.askaspeechie.com.au. Feel free to tell any friends or family about this.

02.01.2022 Our first newsletter is out for 2014. See below for the link. If there is any topic you would like us to talk about next time, let us know. http://www.askaspeechie.com.au//Newsletter_February_2014.m