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A child with a cleft palate may understand far more than they can express clearly. Speech can be affected by reduced oral pressure, nasal airflow, resonance…

Literacy and articulation therapy can work together in purposeful, enjoyable ways. A shared book, a short decodable text, a written game board or a…

A fire drill can be a routine safety practice for adults, yet feel sudden and overwhelming for a child with sensory sensitivities, autism, anxiety, language…

A classroom observation can reveal how a student’s language impairment affects learning, participation and relationships in real time. Formal assessment shows…

Story retelling gives children a meaningful reason to talk about what already happened. Instead of completing isolated grammar worksheets, they describe…

A child with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) may know exactly what they want to say but struggle to plan and sequence the movements needed for clear speech.…

Music gives children a predictable, enjoyable reason to listen, wait, copy, move and communicate. A familiar song can turn repeated practice into a shared…

Managing high caseloads in school-based speech therapy requires more than fitting extra students into an already crowded timetable. School SLPs balance…

A single picture can give a child many ways to practise language. A busy scene with people, objects, actions and small details supports sentence building,…

Phonemic awareness is a child’s ability to notice and manipulate the smallest sounds in spoken words. It supports reading readiness because children need to…