Speech & Language Tips - NEXT CHALLENGE

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Our Community of Practice - Speech + Language Tips

Collated by our therapists, here you will find useful links to external websites, products and services that contain trusted advice in various areas of child speech, language and feeding development.

Speech
Language Development
Literacy & Reading
Play

Please note that any advice accessed via these links is is general in nature and is not professional advice relating to a child’s specific circumstances. If in doubt, seek professional advice.

Speech

Resources for
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
(CAS)

Resources for Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)

Typical speech sound development in children, and error patterns to look out for - handout produced by Next Challenge Speech Pathologists

Typical speech sound development

Mommy Speech Therapy.
Free downloadable picture cards for each sound in the English language.

Speech sound picture cards

Play + Learning

Toy Libraries Australia: Find your local Toy Library□

Find your local Toy Library□

Play ideas, Play Group WA, child holds craft toy

HIPPY - get ready for an... exciting learning adventure.

Early Learning Support for Families

Parent guide: understanding learning difficulties

Parent guide: understanding learning difficulties

Enhancing Learning Turn On Learning Framework

Turn On Learning Framework

Language Development

Speech Pathology Australia Communication Milestones factsheets for between 12 months - 5 years

Communication Milestones for 1-5 yrs

Language Development Schools + Centres WA

Language Development Schools + Centres WA

How to talk to your baby - an article written by the National Literacy Trust

How to talk to your baby by the National Literacy Trust

Learning to talk Healthy WA factsheet

Learning to talk: Healthy WA factsheet

Communication Hub - Info on communication development + difficulties

Info on communication development + difficulties

Hanen Centre: Parent info + training on early communication skills

RADLD: Developmental Language Disorder or ‘DLD’ info + resources

Developmental Language Disorder or ‘DLD’ info + resources

The DLD Project: DLD resources for everyone

DLD resources for everyone

DLD and ME: info + resources

DLD and ME: info + resources

Literacy + Reading

Reading: info, tips, resources

Book Share Time

Skill specific book recommendations

Early Words Prepare your child from birth for reading and writing

Early Literacy: Resources First 5 Years

Early words: Early WordsPrepare your bub from birth for reading and writing

Early Literacy: Resources for Mob

Spelfabet- literacy blog run by an Australian speech pathologist with information on literacy development, and ideas to try at home.

Spelfabet: Literacy blog, info, + resources

Phonics Australia - Australian phonic based decodable resources

Australian phonic based decodable resources

Raising Children: Reading and storytelling with babies and children

Bookshare with 0-6yrs

Raising Children: Literacy difficulties in childhood: 4-8 years

Literacy difficulties signs 4-8yrs

Dyslexia Speld info + support (DSF): Dyslexia SPELD Foundation - Perth-based organisation supporting children with learning difficulties. Access information sheets, updates on information sessions and tutoring.

Dyslexia Speld info + support

Australian Dyslexia Association - Dyslexia Info + Resources

Dyslexia Info + Resources

Driver Youth Trust - Drive for Literacy - Teaching resources for common literacy challenges

Teaching resources for common literacy challenges

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