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North Shore Speech Therapy

Locality: Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9411 3727

Address: 402/ 54 Neridah St 2067 Chatswood, NSW, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 This term we're working our way through some FAQ's on why speech pathologists might teach particular concepts, or using particular methods. If you'd like to know WHY we teach something, leave a comment below, and we'll let you know! Up first this week: Why do we teach through play?

25.01.2022 Joey has todays mystery word, and weve got some fantastic ANTONYMS to help you guess! Comment below if you know her word, and put it in a sentence for us! Understanding word meanings and relationships is vital in all areas of learning, and difficulties with vocabulary can make learning new concepts in the classroom tricky. But we can help! Feel free to send us a message for more info.

24.01.2022 Today we are looking at vehicle toys for Toys in the Spotlight - there are so many ways you can foster language development in your little ones with these toys!

24.01.2022 Dyslexia Awareness Month - Myth #6. Individuals with dyslexia sit all along the spectrum and range of intelligence and IQ - there has been no correlation found!

23.01.2022 Have you ever wondered why your child's Speech Pathologist is teaching you too? Well, we're here to answer that question for you!

23.01.2022 Our Top Tip this Tuesday is brought to you by the wonderful Allie, who is here to share her knowledge on how to support our little readers at home, using a variety of different methods!

23.01.2022 Do you love chatting with your kids in the car, but find they are always talking over the top of one another, or that one is usually missing out on as many turns? Laurens here to give us a strategy to make sure everyone gets an equal turn!

22.01.2022 Our question for today is, "Why do we teach categories?" - read on to find out!

22.01.2022 Frances mystery word is a HOMONYM - which is a word that has the same spelling, but multiple meanings! Weve included some definitions (semantics), a synonym and a few pictures to help you guess it!

21.01.2022 Dyslexia Awareness Month - Myth #7. While letter reversals can be a sign of dyslexia, any individual who presents with this difficulty does not automatically have dyslexia. Literacy difficulties can exist separate to the condition, but should always be assessed and treated appropriately!

21.01.2022 We are delving in to the classic Mr and Mrs Potato Head for our Toys in the Spotlight today! Learn what areas of language you can target with this wonderful toy at home.

20.01.2022 Happy International Literacy Day! We are so happy to be able to work alongside teachers and support staff to support the development of our clients literacy skills. We provide assessment and therapy for pre-literacy and literacy skills including phonological awareness, reading, spelling and writing text types!

20.01.2022 What a fab synonym infographic shared by our friends at Fremantle Speech Pathology. Challenge your children to use a new word from this word strength o meter in the next text they write.

20.01.2022 It's our final myth this Dyslexia Awareness Month - we hope you've enjoyed learning a little more about dyslexia over the past 8 days. Our last myth is probably the one we, and you, hear most often - no, dyslexia is NOT a visual disorder, it is a neurological one. If you are looking for a more in-depth explanation, we recommend reading about dyslexia here: https://buff.ly/3cUKm2q

19.01.2022 Does anyone else love What Am I? games as much as us?! And with all these language goals you can achieve, whats not to love! Such a fantastic Toys in the Spotlight to inspire our play at home.

19.01.2022 Our clinician Katie has a secret word this week, and shes sharing some ANTONYMS to help you guess it! Comment below if you know her word. To help expand your child or students knowledge of these words, ask them to say or write each of them in a sentence, and use them throughout the week to describe things you see!

19.01.2022 What book are you reading with your kids right now?? Comment with book title and your childs age below https://news.osu.edu/a-million-word-gap-for-children-who-/

19.01.2022 Not even Santa can find him! Credit: Mark Parisi

18.01.2022 The fabulous Jess is here today for Top Tip Tuesday to help us understand the concept of homophones! She tells us all about what they are, and gives us an example of some homophones we use everyday.

16.01.2022 Are you struggling with a fussy eater at home? Laurens Top Tips should help you out! We have Speech Pathologists who work with feeding and fussy eating to help take the stress out of meal times. You can always comment below or give us a call if youre needing more advice or assistance.

15.01.2022 Our brand new segment for this term is Toys in the Spotlight. We will be sharing common toys and games you may already have at home, and give you 3 ways you can use them to develop language in your children. Dont worry, well cover a variety of ages and types of toys! Up first: baby dolls!

14.01.2022 Does your child love to tell you stories from their day? Thats fantastic! Sometimes though, we can find these stories a little tricky to follow. Lauren has some advice about how we can remedy this problem:

13.01.2022 In our second instalment of Toys in the Spotlight, were having a closer look at everyones favourite, Guess Who! Did you know you can target these 3 areas of language, every time you play?!

13.01.2022 Another one of our fabulous articulation clients achieving amazing things in therapy sessions! Did you know, its still possible for us to work with articulation clients over Telehealth? Send us a message if you want to know more!

13.01.2022 Clients and therapists alike had so much fun dressing up last week! Here are 6 of our lovely clients in their amazing dress ups!

12.01.2022 Dyslexia Awareness Month - Myth #4. While you do not 'grow out' of dyslexia, it does not mean that progress can not be made. Structured, evidence-based intervention with a Speech Pathologist can make a huge difference in both spelling and reading for those with dyslexia!

12.01.2022 Do you know theres a rule about whether a word starts with c or k?! Our wonderful therapist Joey has broken it down for you in todays Top Tip Tuesday, so you can print it off for your children and they can keep it on their desk!

12.01.2022 Dyslexia Awareness Month - Myth #3! Here is a common myth about dyslexia, and we are more than happy to share our sources and further reading if you are interested in the latest scientific studies on this topic!

12.01.2022 Some of our clients mysteriously disappeared during Dress Up Week... and we just couldnt figure out the identities of these amazing little workers!

11.01.2022 Does reading with your preschooler occasionally feel like a test? Lauren is here with Gabriel to show us exactly what to do when reading and sharing the joy of a book together!

11.01.2022 By now you should have come to expect some Christmas humour from North Shore Speech Therapy at this time of year - so keep laughing all the way! Credit: punnybone

10.01.2022 Today is Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness Day. Here are 4 facts about DLD for those of you wishing to expand their knowledge of this condition. We, as Speech Pathologists, can assess and treat children with DLD, and help them achieve their communicative goals.

10.01.2022 Two Irish dancers sharing their passion while waiting for therapy . Thats our brilliant Receptionist, Clare, dancing a jig with the amazing Neave . Our little people bring so much fun to every session

09.01.2022 Welcome to our new segment! Weve asked each of our clinicians to come up a mystery word for you to guess, based on related words. This week, clinician Lindsay has given you some SYNONYMS for her word. Think you know what it is? Comment below! Use of synonyms and antonyms is a fantastic way to improve vocabulary and understand what words mean!

09.01.2022 Another of our Movers of the Week has been working on their fluency - well done for such smooth talking in therapy!

09.01.2022 Choose research based. Thanks Auspeld for making it easy to access.

09.01.2022 Lauren and special guest Rhys are giving us some Top Tips today about how to assist children in following instructions! If youre finding that despite everything, your child cant complete an instruction in full, or in the right order, they might need some help with their receptive language - so give us a call!

08.01.2022 Were changing things up a little this week for our mystery word of the week, by exploring SEMANTICS - or word meaning. Weve also included some picture clues! Can you guess Clares word?

08.01.2022 Dyslexia Awareness Month - Myth #5. As dyslexia is not a visual disorder, dyslexia-friendly fonts have not been scientifically proven to resolve reading difficulties.

07.01.2022 On Friday night, the NSST team got together to celebrate and farewell 2020. While it has been a hard year for all, it’s also been a time to band together, support each other, and to continue supporting our amazing clients and their families. We are proud to have worked through this year with such resilient, strong and inspiring people!

06.01.2022 Do you ever wonder if theres a difference in the language development of boys and girls? Laurens here to answer that exact question for you today!

06.01.2022 Great job opportunity for some of our followers

06.01.2022 Happy Speech Pathology Week! August 23rd to 29th is SP Week in 2020, and this years theme is: communicating with confidence! Did you know that 1.2 million Australians live with some form of communication disability? We, as Speech Pathologists, work to support individuals and their families to achieve their communication goals, and along the way, aim to give our clients communication confidence!

06.01.2022 We are in a perilous situation, and need your help to guess Jess mystery word of the week! Shes given you some SYNONYMS to help. Were serious - comment below and give us a hand!

06.01.2022 Were finishing up our mystery word segment with Raquel, and weve given you a handful of SYNONYMS to help you guess - comment below your guesses!

05.01.2022 Bernadette has made us all scratch our heads with this __________! Can you tell us her mystery word and fill in the blank? Shes given us some SYNONYMS to help, but we need some help to get out of this particular pickle!

05.01.2022 WHO wants to know WHY Speech Pathologists teach wh- concepts WHEN your child comes to therapy?

05.01.2022 Clare had a lot of fun during our Dress Up Week! She even had some of her fabulous clients surprise her with their own costumes, and adapted some therapy activities to fit their outfits!

05.01.2022 We would like to say a huge congratulations to Maya for reaching all her therapy goals! Her amazing clinician Joey went #aboveandbeyond and presented her with a graduation certificate. And no graduation ceremony would be complete without a photo in front of the NSST wings - go Maya!

04.01.2022 Say hello to Sophia, and learn a little more about lisps while youre here! Did you know there are 2 types of lisps?!

04.01.2022 Today, we're talking about why we teach individual letter-sounds, rather than just focusing on word and sentence level reading and spelling!

01.01.2022 Great to be back presenting for Kindalin ~* Early Childhood Learning Centres. Tonight we explored all the hard hitting topics for parents of preschoolers. 1. What to expect from sounds to sentences 2. How to build language through play 3. Helping our bilingual families juggle multiple languages... 4. The truth about how screen time impacts on language 5. Story time - making it engaging and rewarding. Love working with our local centres to help families See more

01.01.2022 Happy World Teachers' Day! We want to applaud all our amazing teachers for making such a huge difference in children's lives. We know 2020 presented teachers with some huge challenges and new learning opportunities, and we wanted to say a huge thank you!

01.01.2022 Amys mystery word is a fantastic one to practice in some descriptive sentences! If you cant figure it out, try thinking of some sentences for these SYNONYMS and see if it helps!

01.01.2022 We're adding a touch of COVID-safe spook to our office this week to celebrate Halloween! Hoping we may also get some costume-clad clients making an appearance too!