When “steel meets steel”: grammar doesn’t need to be dull
My younger son tells me that talking about language – especially grammar – is boring. But it doesn’t need to be. Especially if you are…
“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…
For struggling school kids, what’s the difference between seeing a speech pathologist and a tutor?
Over the years, parents have asked me this a few times. I’ve also been asked why speech pathologists are allied health workers; whereas most tutors come…