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Exercises to help speech development
CHILDREN June 2, 2016
Improving Speech through Oral Motor Exercises and Stimulation.
In order to produce speech sounds correctly our mouth and tongue need to move in a certain way. This can be difficulty for children wi...
Possible Signs of Speech and Language Difficulty or Delay
CHILDREN June 2, 2016
A child may be experiencing a speech and language delay if:
By 12 months
does not babble with using alternating tone – e.g. dadaDADADAdadada
does not use gestures such as waving “bye bye...
Typical Language Development in Children
CHILDREN June 2, 2016
A child typically will develop language as follows:
0-6 months (Prelinguistic Phase)
Very young babies communicate using facial expressions ( a frown, smile, or raised eyebrows) and eye contact....
Reading to Children
CHILDREN June 2, 2016
Reading with your children has a great many benefits. Apart from being a special time between parent and child it will also improve their language development. Children will hear you use simple words ...
Leaving Cert 2017 – September
TEENAGERS September 8, 2016
I've been working with a number of Leaving Cert students this week (LC 2017) and its great to see that they are already getting organised for the year ahead. I'm often asked for tips and advice on how...