Newcastle Speech Pathology in Newcastle, New South Wales | Speech pathologist

Newcastle Speech Pathology

Locality: Newcastle, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4948 9800

Address: 15 Cleary Street 2303 Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.newcastlespeechpathology.com.au

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21.01.2022 Today is International Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness Day! DLD is a common, invisible disability that often goes unnoticed. Did you know research suggests 1 in 14 children have DLD?! Children are often diagnosed with DLD when they fail to develop or acquire their language for no obvious reason. The result? Children with DLD have difficulty: - Understanding what is being said to them by others - Expressing their own thoughts, ideas, and feelings... - Reading, writing, and employing listening skills DLD can affect a persons learning, confidence, and social development. The good news is, intervention from a speech pathologist and the wider allied health team can help improve the life of children with DLD and their families. Take some time today to watch the video below and gain some insight into what it can be like for others with DLD. Do you know someone with DLD? Pop a comment below if you do and help us shed light on this hidden disability. Happy DLD Awareness Day! The Team at NSP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwOfkj0dj_0

20.01.2022 Identifying and labelling our own emotions as an adult is tricky, let alone trying to work on it as a child. You may notice your child relies on the use of words like ‘happy’, ‘mad’ or ‘sad’. So how do we increase their understanding, vocabulary, and emotional regulation?? Here are some top tips to try. When reading books, point out the emotive words and explain what it means. For example, if your book character ‘grumbled’, point it out! ‘Grumble’ means when you complain ab...out something, like when your tummy makes a noise to tell you it’s hungry. I heard you grumbling about having to get up for school today.’ When reading books, talk about the emotions the characters are exhibiting. Ask questions such as ‘How do you think Sam is feeling right now? I think he feels a bit worried.’ Explain to your child HOW you knew the character was feeling a particular way. For example, ‘I think Sam is worried. You can see how his eyebrows are sloping down and his mouth is this shape. This is my worried face. Show me yours?’ Talk about yours and your child’s emotions, bringing attention to the physical aspects. If you find yourself saying things like, ‘You seem angry’, trying adding some more information. ‘I can see your fists are clenched and you’re wearing a frown. Are you feeling angry at the moment?’ Talking about how the physical symptoms or characteristics of emotions manifest in a child helps them recognise it in others. Talking about how the physical symptoms or characteristics of emotions manifest in a child also can help with emotional regulation. Children frequently need our assistance coping with their emotions. Encouraging their awareness of how they feel emotions can help them regulate by doing the opposite actions. For example, ‘I can see you’re angry. Let’s unclench our fists and relax our eyebrows. Can we take a deep breath?’ What’s your favourite way to talk about emotions? Happy Tuesday

19.01.2022 With COVID restrictions slowly easing, some of our team were able to get together this week for 'Nibbles and Giggles', our regular non-clinical catch up to celebrate our workplace and each other! Term Four is now underway and we're locked and loaded for the home stretch until the new year. If you'd like some assistance on getting your child school ready for 2021, give our team a call on 02 4948 9800 to book in an appointment with one or our clinicians! Happy Friday, all! ... The NSP Team See more

19.01.2022 If you're lucky enough to have seen this face on the other side of your computer screen, you'd know our Speech Coach Josie! Today was Josie's last day on our team. She's moving on to her first graduate speech pathologist role in the new year, and we are so excited for her! We know Josie will make a beautiful speech pathologist and addition to any team, and we'll certainly miss the sunshine she brings to ours. Good luck, Josie! ... The NSP Team See more

16.01.2022 Did you know speech pathologists can help with getting your child ready for school? And not just by increasing their confidence with their speech sound production! Speech pathologists can help assess your child’s school readiness by looking at aspects such as their pre-literacy skills (such as understanding how to read a book) and their Phonological Awareness (PA). We can also help with navigating their social emotional well-being and introducing new routines! These are all ...fundamental skills for scaffolding your child to future academic and personal success. If you’d like to chat about your child’s school readiness, contact our friendly team on 02 4948 9800. We’d love to help you and your child on their new journey to school.

14.01.2022 Have you met Castro, our friendly visitor and therapy assistant? Whilst we encourage and request social distancing in our waiting room before and after sessions, Castro may decide these rules do not apply to her. She likes to hear how your session went... as long as there are some pats involved. Keep an eye out for her this week! Hope you're all having a fantastic weekend!... The Team at NSP.

12.01.2022 At Newcastle Speech Pathology, we’re passionate about working hard to praise our clients for their behaviour, not their person. We believe in the importance of facilitating each persons #growthmindset to help everyone (but children especially) believe that trying is what leads to greater achievements: not natural ability. But praise can be a tricky one to deliver in an effective manner, and we constantly reflect on how best to give praise. So what are some of our top tips? ...Praise the behaviour, NOT the person. Instead of saying, ‘You’re so smart!’, try things like, ‘I like how hard I can see you trying!’, or ‘You thought through something really hard.’ Give specific (or descriptive) praise on things well done - not just the overall performance. Instead of saying, ‘Great job!’, try phrases such as ‘You put in so much effort!’ Instead of ‘Great sharing’, try ‘I liked how you gave that little boy a turn on the swings. I could see how happy it made him when you shared them. That feels good, doesn’t it!’ Praise the effort, even before the action has been completed. An example? ‘Show me how well you pack away the books’, or, ‘I know this can be hard, but you’ve been practicing a lot. I could see you gave it your best today.’ Don’t be patronising. People are very perceptive when authenticity is questionable. Try to match your feedback and praise appropriately using your tone of voice or rewards. Ideally, the way you praise a toddler and a teenager should be very, very different! Be honest with your feedback. Research suggests that praising effort + honest feedback helps build positive skills, attitudes, and behaviours. Whilst it is important to focus on the positives, children learn long-term from honest feedback that can assist them with growth. Most importantly, remember that it can be really hard to think about all these things when praising somebody. It’s okay if you end up just saying, ‘Well done!’. What’s important was that you thought about it, and you meant it sincerely. Did you see what we did there? ;) Have a great week! The Team at NSP.

11.01.2022 The end of the year is fast approaching!! This year, Newcastle Speech Pathology is closed for three weeks! Tomorrow (18th of December) is our last day open, but don't worry - our doors are back open on Monday 11th January. We want to thank you all for being part of our wonderful team, making our work place and job so fun and rewarding! We hope you have a safe and most fantastic holidays. Here's to 2021 (May it be a better year ;))! ... Merry Christmas! The Team at NSP.

10.01.2022 Today is International Day of People with Disability! Today, as with all days, we encourage everyone to challenge themselves about the way they think about and perceive disability. As Oliver below says, 'I want people to stop expecting that I can't do things, and instead start expecting that there is more to me than just my disability'. Happy International Day of People with Disability from Newcastle Speech Pathology! Let's celebrate the ability in disability.... https://www.abc.net.au//international-day-of-peop/12942446

10.01.2022 We love that our children love reading books before bed. But do you ever groan internally at the idea of reading the Gruffalo AGAIN? And just after you’ve already finished it? We do! If you’re a little tired of finding the green sheep one more time, try using these tips to refresh the story. Your child’s engagement with you and the book is the most important thing, and you can facilitate that in so many ways! Let your child flick through the book and talk about what th...ey’re looking at. Discuss the characters feelings in the book. Ask questions such as, ‘How do you think he feels?’ ‘How would you feel if your moose ran away?’ ‘Show me how you make an angry face like his!’ Help your child count and describe items on the page. How many fish can they find? Ask then questions about what they think might happen next. If they’re not sure, give it a guess yourself! Modelling an answer by saying, ‘I think...’ not only helps model language, but works on creative thinking and problem solving too! Read more about how to make language engaging on on our blog! https://www.newcastlespeechpathology.com.au//how-can-we-ma Have a happy day!

09.01.2022 Our little friend is working on some literacy goals, with this sessions focus on 'B' for 'bunny'. Isn't his artwork fantastic? We love using playdough not only for engagement but the multimodal and sensory benefits. Did you know speech pathologists can work on literacy? If you'd like to learn more, contact our team today!

08.01.2022 Can you tell how much our team loves learning (and learning with each other?) Every month our clinical team sits down for an Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Meeting to discuss recent articles, resources, and case management strategies. It's part of our promise to you to continually ask ourselves, 'what do we need to know?' to best serve you. Today topics over coffee included reviewing recent evidence in reading instruction and school readiness skills. If you'd like to know h...ow we can help you as your child transitions to school next year, give our friendly team a call! Happy Tuesday The Team at NSP.

07.01.2022 This week, our clinician Jo is doing some online Professional Development (PD) focusing on the current research and best practice behind the science of reading and reading development. Jo helps a lot of her clients with reading, language, and literacy so she's making sure she's doing her best for and by them. At NSP, we're committed to unlocking communication opportunities for our clients. One of our promises of supplying personalised, effective therapy is ensuring we're up ...to date with evidence and best practice procedures. If you have any questions about how we can help with your reading or writing, call our team :) 02 4948 9800! Happy Hump Day! The Team at NSP.

07.01.2022 At Newcastle Speech Pathology, we love working with parents to help facilitate increased language in young ones. We recognise how frustrating and stressful it can be to have to be a mind-reader for our children, so here are ten strategies to help you and your late talker! If you are concerned about your child's speech and language, it's never too early to contact us! Contact our team of 02 4948 9800 to discuss how we can help you! https://www.newcastlespeechpathology.com.au//10-strategies

01.01.2022 Have you seen these new 'Baby Charlie' dolls at Kmart? It's part of Kmart's attempt to 'foster a culture that is inclusive' that reflects the 'rich diversity' of people around us. It's another instalment in their doll series which also includes a doll who uses a wheelchair, a doll that has a visual impairment, and another that has a hearing impairment. We love seeing commitment to inclusivity https://www.essentialkids.com.au//absolutely-fantastic-sho