Why Read To Your Child?

The most important gift you can give a young child is an expansive vocabulary. Within the joint statement of the International Reading Association and the National Association for the Education of Young Children is the assertion that, “the single most important...

The Science of Reading

WHAT do children need? They need to be taught: Phonological Awareness, Phonics, Fluency and Vocabulary WHY do they need these skills? Early, explicit, and systematic instruction in phonics, along with directinstruction in phonological awareness, can...

About Dyslexia

Some children find it difficult to ‘tune in’ to the alphabet sounds in the early years of schooling and then are soon left behind. We now know that children who have difficulty grasping the Phonological Skills in kindergarten are at a greater risk of falling behind in...

What Books Are Suitable For My Child Who Has Dyslexia?

At Perth Speech Therapy we know the importance of providing children with the correct decodable reader. The books children read should be matched to their phonic knowledge, not be given books that are a challenge otherwise they will become despondent, lack confidence...