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Children grow and change so quickly. Sure, when you’re roaming the halls with a crying baby at 3am every minute seems like an hour, but then before you know it, that tiny little baby is off to school. Just like that. In what seems like the blink of an eye, [...]

When a child has a speech sound difficulty one of the first questions I am asked is, “How long will therapy take?” My answer… brace yourselves… “I don’t know”. I’m not holding out on you I promise. I wish I could tell you. I really really wish I could. Sadly [...]

It affects at least one child in every classroom. It impacts on a child’s ability to learn to read, write and spell. It is at least as common as Dyslexia and much more common than Autism, yet no one really knows about it. Language Impairment has been referred to as [...]

For many parents, the idea of raising a bilingual child is very appealing, yet also quite daunting. How do we start? Will they get confused? How will this affect them at school? “Worldwide, it is estimated that there are more second language speakers of English than native speakers and that [...]

Some children are talkers. If their eyes are open then there’s a good chance that they are either telling you or asking you something… Why is the sky blue? My shirt is blue. I like blue but I also like green. My jacket is green. Where’s your jacket? Whilst many [...]

When learning any new skill, whether it’s how to tie shoelaces or drive a car, practice makes perfect! A child learning their speech sounds is no exception. When children first start to talk, lots of what they say is unclear and hard (or virtually impossible) to understand. As they get [...]