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25.01.2022 Phonological awareness What is it and why is it important? Phonological awareness (in short - PA) is the ability to identify, blend, segment, and manipulate sounds in words. It is an important skill children need to develop before reading as it enables children to put sounds together to form words for reading. This is essential to develop childrens decoding skills - the ability to look at the word (e.g., cat), knowing the sounds of the individual letters (i.e, /k/ /a/ /t/) a...nd put them together to read a word (i.e. cat ). This opens the door for the child to access the meaning of the word in a sentence or text. #phonologicalawareness #decoding #decodingdyslexia #readingisfundamental #reading #languagetherapy #dyslexia #dyslexiaawareness #dyslexiaeducation #speechies #schoolbasedspeechie #speechpathologist #literacystations

22.01.2022 Being bilingual is beneficial! It doesnt only allow us to communicate with people from different cultural background or helps us find a way when we travel, it benefits us cognitively, and social-emotional development! Lets talk about cognitive benefits today. - bilingual children have better flexibility in shifting and maintaining attention on important information. - bilingual children are shown to have better planning and problem solving skills... Learning an additional language is beneficial for children. However it is important to take into account the amount of exposure and opportunities for your child to practice the language, as well as his/her interests and capacity to learn it. #languagelearning #bilingual #bilingualacquisition #speechtherapy #speechies #speechpathologist #bilingualspeechpathology #bilingualspeechtherapist #languagetherapy

20.01.2022 Our tip number 2 on facilitating second language development is to make it fun! Children learn best through play, they are more willing to learn and use the second language while playing a fun game using that language. If your child is in the early stage of learning a new language, you may consider games like bingo, fishing game or bowling game that touches on names of items in the second language. ... If your child is an intermediate learner, you may consider book sharing, watching and discussing cartoons in the second language, or Simon says games to consolidate that language. These are just some of my suggestions Feel free to be creative as you know your child best! Id like to know what games your child enjoys playing too! #bilinguallearning #speechtherapy #bilingualspeechtherapist #bilingualspeechies #speechies #secondlanguage #languagetherapy

18.01.2022 What is reading? Why do some people struggle to read? Some people seem to acquire reading easily and some dont. Lets talk about reading this month. There are multiple skills children need to master to lay a good foundation to becoming a skilled reader. These are abilities to understand and use verbal languages, vocabulary knowledge, phonological awareness, letter-sound knowledge, and sight word recognition. Well go through these individual concepts one by one in the following days. Stay tuned! #readingskills #literacyskills #preliteracy #phonics #sightwords #phonologicalawareness #language #languagetherapy #speechies #schoolage #schoolbasedspeechpathologist #schoolbasedspeechie

17.01.2022 Our tongue is a very important structure that is essential for talking, eating, and drinking. A tongue tie could restrict an individuals tongue mobility for clear articulation. For example, retraction of our tongue facilitates articulation of all sounds in English except the /th/ sound (as in thumb or this). Also, tongue tip elevation is required to say the following sounds clearly - t, d, n, s, z, ch, and j. These are just examples to show how important is our tongue f...or clear articulation. Children with a history of tongue tie might have restricted tongue movement which could significantly reduce the clarity of their words. A speech assessment is recommended if your child has a history of tongue tie and his/her speech is unclear at his/her age (typically, a 4 year old childs speech is 90% clear to an unfamiliar adult). #tonguetie #tonguetieandspeech #articulationnation #speechtherapy #tonguemobility #tonguemovement #intelligibility

17.01.2022 Bilingual children have more tools to meet friends from different cultural and language background. They can also develop a stronger tie with their family culture as they grow, which is essential for shaping their self-identity. #bilinguals #bilingualacquisition #bilingualdevelopment #bilingualspeechies #speechtherapy #languagetherapy #speechies

17.01.2022 1st tip to supporting multilingual development - Exposure! By exposure I mean not only letting your child sitting in front of the computer or TV to watch hours of cartoons in another language. That is one way to give language input to your child, but mastering a language requires to ability to use it for communication. So, the main point here is to have a little chat with your little ones what they watched afterwards. You can ask the most common wh-questions (e.g., who, what... doing, what, where). For older kids you can also ask when, why, and how questions if applicable. These little chats can help boosting your little ones understanding of the content, the words they learned in the cartoon, and most importantly give them opportunities to practice using that language to describe or explain ideas. #multilingual #bilingualacquisition #languagedevelopment #promotelanguage #languagelearning #languagelearningtips #speechtherapy #languagetherapy #bilingualspeechtherapy #speechies #bilingualspeechpathologist #bilingualspeechtherapy #slp

16.01.2022 It’s our language tips Wednesday! Modelling and recasting are two great strategies to mould children’s language. modelling means show your child how you’d like to do or say something, e.g., point to a cup and say ‘cup’ or in the other other language you’re teaching him/her recasting means repeating what your child said incorrectly in the correct form e.g., if your child said dup as cup (ie using the wrong sound /d/ for /k/, you can say, yup that’s a /k/ /k/ cup). ... One thing to really keep in mind is that both modelling and recasting aim to provide repetition of the CORRECT form of the target word to support and shape your child’s language and speech system. #speechies #recasting #languaglearning #speechpathology #bilingualspeechpathologist #bilingual #languagelearning #languagelearningtips

16.01.2022 Vocabularies! A strong vocabulary bank is crucial for reading success as it allows children to grasp information from text and using the information to make predictions of the content and/or meanings of unfamiliar words. #reading #readingsuccess #dyslexia #speechpathology #schoolbasedspeechie #speechies #speechpathologist

16.01.2022 Let’s talk about tongue tie this month, what’s it, it’s impact on children’s feeding, swallowing, and speech development, and most importantly - strategies to support your little ones. It’s important that you refer your child for a formal assessment if he/she does have a tongue tie, the strategies discussed here are techniques you can incorporate at home in addition to your child’s speech pathologist’s or other allied health professionals’ recommendations. #tonguetie #speechies #speechdevelopment #feedingdevelopment #feeding #swallowing

16.01.2022 What is reading? Why do some people struggle to read? Some people seem to acquire reading easily and some don’t. Let’s talk about reading this month. There are multiple skills children need to master to lay a good foundation to becoming a skilled reader. These are abilities to understand and use verbal languages, vocabulary knowledge, phonological awareness, letter-sound knowledge, and sight word recognition. We’ll go through these individual concepts one by one in the following days. Stay tuned! #readingskills #literacyskills #preliteracy #phonics #sightwords #phonologicalawareness #language #languagetherapy #speechies #schoolage #schoolbasedspeechpathologist #schoolbasedspeechie

15.01.2022 Sight word recognition - the ability to access the sound and meaning of a print word during reading. Learning sight words can help learners read words with irregular spelling (e.g., said, come) and words with more complex spelling rules (e.g., toy, eat). Developing a broad sight word bank facilitated childrens reading efficiency, in turns assisting childrens comprehension as there is a higher chance of maintaining the content they read for comprehension. It is important to note that sight words develop as they are exposed to the target word frequently, children need instruction in deciding skills to facilitate development of sight word learning. #sightwordrecogntion #reading #dyslexia #phonics #literacy #speechies #speechlathologist #schoolbasedspeechie

14.01.2022 Is your child ready for communication? Comprehension - this raps into your childs ability to understand questions, sentences, and instructions without support. Comprehension always come before production, it is important to increase you childs vocabulary bank. Expressive language - this refers to your childs use of words and sentences to express his/her needs. Have a large vocabulary, esp verbs are essential for language development. Speech sounds - is your child u...sing a wide range of sounds for talking? Are there muffled or substitution of sounds. Having clear speech sounds is important for articulating ideas to others. Play - children learn best in play, e.g., describing objects, giving instructions to peers, and sharing! Play is a crucial area to promote childrens social skills. #speechtherapy #speechpathology #language #play #paediatriclanguage #socialskills #speechsoundacquisition #comprehensionskills #expressivelanguage #languagedelay #readyforcommunication #speechies #speechdevelopment #phonology

14.01.2022 Since children are equipped with the capacity to learn multiple languages at a young age, they are ready to learn anytime. There are two types of second language learners - simultaneous or sequential. Simultaneous acquisition means children are exposed to and learn both languages at the same time. This is very common in families where parents speaks a different language to their child, or they speak one language to their child and the child is being speak to another languag...e at child care. Sequential acquisition means that one language is acquired before another. This can be commonly seen in new migrant families where their home country does not speak the same language. No matter which acquisition pattern the child is exposed to, they key for language acquisition is repeated exposure, and opportunities to use them for meaningful communication. #secondlanguageacquisition #esl #languageacquisition #multilinguals #speechtherapy #languagetherapy #speechies #speechlanguagetherapy #slp #learning

12.01.2022 No doubt a good language foundation is crucial for reading success . To develop a strong language skills, engage your child in a range of language rich activities, e.g., book sharing activities, chat over dinner time, talk during cooking time, talk about movies, cartoons, games your child likes, etc. #dyslexia #readingsuccess #languageskills #reading #speechtherapy #languagetherapy #schoolbasedspeechie #speechies #languagelearning

11.01.2022 Lets round up the month about bilingualism with this handout! This handout is available on my website (link in bio). Up next - multimodal communication or Tongue tie? Let me know your thoughts ... #bilingual #speechies #parentsupport #parentswithdisabledkids #parentswithdisabledchildren #specialneedsteachers #specialneedseducation #speechpathologist #asd #aac #tonguetie

10.01.2022 Letter-sound correspondence refers to the ability to say the sound(s) of letters (e.g., letter a for short /a/ or long /ae/ sounds) and letter combinations (e.g., ch, sh). Knowing the links between letters and sounds helps children to recognise and say the sounds in words for reading. This is an important skill especially for reading unfamiliar words where children can put together the individual sounds to learn or consolidate the written form of a newly learned word. #lettersoundcorrespondence #decodingskills #phonics #literacyskills #dyslexia #dyslexiaeducation #reading #readingfundamental #speechies #schoolbasedspeechie #literacytherapy #readingandwriting #spelling #speechtherapy #speechpathology #speechpathologists

09.01.2022 Connect the Dots Speech Pathology Services remains open to support you in light of COVID-10. ** New referrals are welcome. #speechtherapy #speechpathologyservices #referralswelcomed #languagetherapy #supportyourchild #supportyourfamily #heretohelp #autism #languagedelay #adhd #dyslexia #learningdifficulties #fluency

08.01.2022 Let’s round up the month about bilingualism with this handout! This handout is available on my website (link in bio). Up next - multimodal communication or Tongue tie? Let me know your thoughts ... #bilingual #speechies #parentsupport #parentswithdisabledkids #parentswithdisabledchildren #specialneedsteachers #specialneedseducation #speechpathologist #asd #aac #tonguetie

06.01.2022 Tongue tie affects both the baby and mommy! As tongue tie limits tongue mobility, babies may have difficulties creating a negative pressure for sucking milk from the breast effectively, which could lead to poor weight gain for the babies and breastfeeding pain for the mommy. Babies might be hungry easily and cry more often, which could lead to parental worries and stress. ... Seek out for help if you have difficulties with breastfeeding! If your baby presents with a tongue tie, a frenotomy/tongue-tie revision - a procedure to release the tongue tie - may be required. #tonguetie #tonguetiebabies #tonguetiechildren #breastfeeding #feeding #tonguemobility

05.01.2022 Its our language tips Wednesday! Modelling and recasting are two great strategies to mould childrens language. modelling means show your child how youd like to do or say something, e.g., point to a cup and say cup or in the other other language youre teaching him/her recasting means repeating what your child said incorrectly in the correct form e.g., if your child said dup as cup (ie using the wrong sound /d/ for /k/, you can say, yup thats a /k/ /k/ cup). ... One thing to really keep in mind is that both modelling and recasting aim to provide repetition of the CORRECT form of the target word to support and shape your childs language and speech system. #speechies #recasting #languaglearning #speechpathology #bilingualspeechpathologist #bilingual #languagelearning #languagelearningtips

03.01.2022 Children are born with the capacity to learn more than one language. toddlers gradually tune into the speech sounds of the language(s) they are exposed to in the first year of life. children are ready to learn more than one languages as long as they are exposed to and have sufficient opportunities to practice them. For example, if mom speaks one language and dad the other. Keep it consistent and give your child multiple opportunities to respond to and speak to you wit...h that language. exposure and practice are the keys to supporting your childs multilingual development #multilingual #languagelearning #speechtherapy #languagetherapy #speechpathology #speechies #supportinglanguagedevelopment #heretohelp #parentsupport #languagesupport #bilinguals #bilingualchildren #earlyintervention #earlychildhoodeducation

03.01.2022 The language development trajectories in monolingual and bilinguals are similar, therefore the signs of a language delay in bilingual children are similar to bilinguals, except that they struggle in BOTH languages. Here are some of the signs: - difficulty understanding words and sentences in BOTH languages - difficulty explaining or elaborating ideas in BOTH languages, - unclear speech sounds in BOTH languages As the language learning and processing systems work similarly in... BOTH languages, the presence of a language difficulty would present in BOTH language. However, the proficiency of competence in using each language differs based on the frequency of exposure and opportunities to use the different languages for meaningful communications. For example, if a child has recently migrated to Australia, signs of delay in English could be apparent as she might have little exposure and opportunities to use English. A wait and see approach would be appropriate to monitor her development. If in 2 years time, this child is still showing signs of delay, and she is now beginning to show difficulties in expressing herself in her other language, then it is highly recommended that she is to be seen by a Speech Pathologist to validate the concerns on her language development. #languagedelay #bilinguals #languagedevelopment #signsandsymptoms #speechies #slp #speechlanguagepathology #speechtherapy #languagetherapy #bilingualacquisition #bilingualspeechies

03.01.2022 Myth: children with a language difficulty should learn only one language. Fact: children are equipped to learn more than one languages no matter if they have a language difficulty. For those with a difficulty, more intense and frequent repetition and exposure are needed to support their language acquisition in general. #languagelearning #mythsvsfacts #languagedevelopment #bilingualkids #bilingualacquisition #bilingualspeechie #bilingualspeechtherapy

02.01.2022 The short answer is - No! At a young age, children are sensitive to changes in the way different people speak. For instance, children can tune in to the two languages each parent speaks to him/her. Mixing languages in the same sentence may not confuses a child if he/she has been exposed to both languages for a period of time. It is important to note that if your child show signs of delayed development in understanding both languages after certain period of exposure, it is r...ecommended to seek advice from a Speech Pathologist to identify if your child is at risk of delay. #speechies #languageacquisiton #bilingualacquisition #bilinguals #speechtherapy #speechpathology #speechtherapy #languagelearning

01.01.2022 Lets talk about tongue tie this month, whats it, its impact on childrens feeding, swallowing, and speech development, and most importantly - strategies to support your little ones. Its important that you refer your child for a formal assessment if he/she does have a tongue tie, the strategies discussed here are techniques you can incorporate at home in addition to your childs speech pathologists or other allied health professionals recommendations. #tonguetie #speechies #speechdevelopment #feedingdevelopment #feeding #swallowing