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Echolalia in Autistic Children: What It Means and How to Support Communication | Perth Speech Therapy
Echolalia – repeating words or scripts – is a real way many autistic children communicate and learn language. Discover what echolalia means, how speech pathologists support it, and practical ways families can respond at home.
Build Vocabulary With Books: Simple Strategies Using Stories You Already Own | Perth Speech Therapy
Discover easy ways to build your child’s vocabulary using books already at home. Simple, playful strategies from Perth Speech Therapy to boost language during everyday reading.
Neurodiversity Affirming Language: What It Means for Families | Perth Speech Therapy
A clear, family-friendly guide to neurodiversity-affirming language and how it shapes respectful, strengths-based speech therapy for neurodivergent children.
Home Speech Therapy Practice: The 20-Minute Guide for Busy Families | Perth Speech Therapy
A simple 20-minute home practice routine for busy families. Learn how to weave speech therapy goals into play, routines, and everyday moments.
Do Speech Sounds Fix Themselves? | Perth Speech Therapy Guide for Parents
Not sure if your child will “grow out of” their speech errors? Learn when speech sounds fix themselves, when to seek help, and what parents in Perth need to know.
The Connection Between Reading and Comprehension: How Children Build Strong Literacy Skills
Understanding the connection between reading and comprehension is essential for children’s academic and lifelong success. This article explains what reading comprehension is, why some children struggle, how speech pathologists support both decoding and language skills, and what families can do at home to strengthen comprehension in meaningful, practical ways.
Colourful Semantics Speech Therapy Perth | How Colourful Semantics Improves Language Skills
Discover how Colourful Semantics Speech Therapy Perth helps children build stronger language, improve grammar, and gain confidence through visual sentence-building techniques.
Understanding Language vs. Speech: What’s the Difference?
Speech and language are related but not the same. Understanding the difference helps identify whether a child needs help with pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, or communication skills.
Phonological awareness is a key early literacy skill that helps children understand and work with the sounds in words. It supports reading, spelling and speech development. Learn what it is and how we develop it in therapy.
Sounds-Write Phonics Program for Reading and Spelling | Perth Speech Therapy
Sounds-Write is a structured synthetic phonics program that teaches children how written letters map to spoken sounds. This evidence-based approach supports reading, spelling and writing development, particularly for children with speech or language difficulties.
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Dyslexia
Language Development
Speech Sounds
Autism
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