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School Readiness Programme,Speech Therapy

Picture This! – Things You Need to Know About Comprehension and Visualisation

“If I can’t picture it, I can’t understand it” -Albert Einstein Hello! Welcome back to HeadStart for Life’s blog, Beyond Therapy! Have you ever wondered why do some child

8 years ago by 2 minutes

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Speech Therapy

Acquiring skills for reading: Learning to read

“I hate reading mummy!” “I don’t want to read anymore!” *pout* – sound familiar? I’m sure many of us have heard that from our kids. You may also observe, our kids

9 years ago by 1 minute

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Speech Therapy

Dyslexia – What you need to know

KEY POINTS COVERED IN THIS POST Definitions of dyslexia The causes of dyslexia What are the characteristics of dyslexia? Consequences of dyslexia What are the interventions available for dyslexia? IN

9 years ago by 2 minutes

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School Readiness Programme,Speech Therapy

Too Young To Read?

As a Speech-Language therapist, I am always on the lookout for materials that can be used in my therapy sessions. One of my favorite materials is children’s books because of the versatility of using

9 years ago by 3 minutes

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Speech Therapy

Reading and Language Comprehension

Language Comprehension as a component of READING and READING COMPREHENSION According to the “SIMPLE VIEW OF READING”, skilled reading (meaning to be a proficient reader) requires two processes: A

9 years ago by 1 minute

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Speech Therapy

Reading: Easy strategies for teaching your child to read

Quite often I’ve heard of parents telling me that their child likes to read (the words) but shows little understanding of the content in the story. Or some parents share that their child loves liste

10 years ago by 1 minute

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