The Lidcombe Program for stuttering: my 10 favourite therapy activities
For parents who have been trained in delivering the Lidcombe Program for stuttering to their children, it can be hard to think up specific activity…
When assessing Kindergarten and Year 1 students for reading difficulties, we should always test spelling. Here’s why.
A while back, a worried parent asked me why I was planning to test her early Year 1 child’s spelling skills when the child’s main…
Stuttering: what do we mean by ‘recovery’?
We’ve been asking ourselves an important question recently: What, exactly, does ‘recovery’ from stuttering mean? We work with toddlers, preschoolers, primary school-aged children, teenagers, and adults…
Introducing The Scatter-Slayer Adventures: a decodable digital ‘select-your-sequel’ series for reluctant readers
Hello, friends and followers! We’re excited to introduce our new FREE resource for reluctant readers, aged 7-12: The Scatter-Slayer Adventures: Book 1 – Don’t Stay!…
Lifting the lid on speech therapy: How we assess and treat children with unclear speech – and why
We work with many children who have unclear speech. For some families, speech therapy can be mysterious, confusing, tedious, or even intimidating. It shouldn’t be any…