by Jenny Edgar | Jan 8, 2023 | Speech Sounds
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...
by Jenny Edgar | Jan 8, 2023 | Speech Sounds
Can Enlarged Tonsils Affect My Child’s Speech? Children who have enlarged tonsils and adenoids may: Be mouth breathers. Have their mouth agape (open) whilst they are at rest. Snore. Be restless in bed- flit around the bed during their sleep. Wake up one or more times...
by Jenny Edgar | Jan 8, 2023 | Dyslexia
KINDERGARTEN children SHOULD BE exposed to and actively involved in: Learning Phonological Awareness activities (such as rhyme, syllabification, compound words, onset and rime) Learning Nursery rhymes Hearing fairy-tales and joining in the chants...
