Important update: In what order and at what age should my child learn to say his/her consonants? FAQs
1. Great news! When I first wrote about this in 2014, I had to hem and haw. I had to hedge my bets because the…
Parents: are we being too hard on ourselves?
My oldest son starts high school tomorrow. Yikes! Like most parents, I’m proud of my kids. But I also worry. Have I done enough –…
“Huh?!” The many benefits of using Blank’s Language Levels framework to help your kids to understand language for school
Some researchers think that up to 15% of young school kids don’t have the language comprehension skills to cope fully with the demands of school…
Following instructions: why so many of us struggle with more than one step
‘Pick up the yellow pencil and put it into the green pencil case.’ ‘If there is a green square on the top row, touch the…
Parents: teach categories to your kids to ignite language development
To succeed in life – especially in the Information Age – we need to sort out and organise all the information around us. So how…