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The Importance of Reading books to Children
1. Improve their language skills.2. Enhance ability to concentrate on a set task for a set period of time.3. Develop their imagination.4. Develop their vocabulary and be able to link ideas.5. Develop their comprehension skills.6. Develop their cognitive skills.7....
The Importance of Pretend Play in a Young Child’s Life
Play is an integral part of a child’s life. A child begins to learn that when an object is picked up, the object has a name and often a sound / movement / action attached to it. For example, ‘a lion’ can roar and stomp around. Children learn about: 1. The world /...
Literacy and language in the Early Years.
Language and literacy develop co-currently. As soon as a baby is born it is met with sound. There are then crucial times in a child’s early years for when language develops: • At 6 months a child’s brain is ‘open’ to receive babble (their native language)• At 12...
Knowledge is like a seed: It grows if it is fed, so: READ TO YOUR CHILD!
When Children are exposed to books they learn the following 7 concepts: 1. Books are for enjoyment2. To turn pages in the right direction.3. The correct way to hold a book, that there is a front and a back end to a book.4. That print carries a message5. That the...
Speech Sounds and Development
What is articulation: Articulation is the formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech. Why do kids struggle: The majority of speech sound disorders are caused by unknown factors, however there are some known origins including:– Genetic causes– Craniofacial...
The Importance of a Child Being Able to Quickly Identify the Alphabet Sounds
Reading commences with a child being able to identify individual letters (sounds of the alphabet). Once they can confidently name the sounds, they are able to start blending and segmenting those sounds into words. Children with delay in alphabet knowledge will find...
What is a LISP?
There are two types of lisps: 1. An Interdental Lisp.An interdental lisp is when the tongue protrudes between the teeth on certain sounds (e.g. /s/ & /z/). This is considered a normally developing speech pattern in children. An interdental lisp can self-correct up...
Can Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids Affect Children’s Speech?
What Are the Signs of Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids?Can Enlarged Tonsils Affect Children’s Speech? Children who have enlarged tonsils and adenoids may:1. Be mouth breathers.2. Have their mouth agape (open) whilst they are at rest.3. Snore.4. Be restless in bed- flit...
Selective Mutism
What is Selective Mutism? Selective Mutism is considered to be a childhood anxiety disorder. It is described as an inability to speak in certain social settings such as at school. Less than 1% of children have selective mutism. These children are mute as they are too...
Can Thumb Sucking and Dummies Affect My Child’s Speech?
Thumb sucking mainly impacts on children’s speech after the permanent teeth start coming through. This is because thumb sucking may affect the development of the palate (roof if the mouth) and the teeth. This malalignment may impact on a child’s speech production and...
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Dyslexia
Language Development
Speech Sounds
Autism
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