by Jenny Edgar | Nov 12, 2025 | Language Development, Literacy
Colourful Semantics (CS) is a structured, visual approach in speech therapy designed to enhance children’s expressive and receptive language. Developed by Alison Bryan in the late 1990s, CS uses colour-coded cues to help learners focus on key parts of a sentence —...
by Jenny Edgar | Nov 7, 2025 | Dyslexia, Literacy
What Is Phonological Awareness? Phonological awareness is a foundational early literacy skill that helps children understand and work with the sounds in spoken language. Before a child learns to read or spell, they first learn to hear, recognise, and manipulate sound...
by Jenny Edgar | Nov 6, 2025 | Dyslexia, Literacy, Speech Therapy for Children
At Perth Speech Therapy, many of our therapists are trained in Sounds-Write, an evidence-based synthetic phonics program that helps children learn to read, spell and write with confidence. Sounds-Write teaches children how spoken sounds link to written letters,...
by Jenny Edgar | Oct 30, 2025 | Literacy, Speech Therapy for Children
At Perth Speech Therapy, we know that repetition isn’t just helpful — it’s essential for developing strong communication and literacy skills. Just like learning to ride a bike or play an instrument, mastering speech and language takes time, consistency, and repeated...
by Jenny Edgar | Oct 29, 2025 | Literacy, Speech Therapy for Children
At Perth Speech Therapy, we know that every child learns differently. Some learn best by listening, others by seeing, moving, or touching. Multisensory therapy combines all these learning channels — auditory, visual, tactile, and kinaesthetic — to strengthen speech,...
by Jenny Edgar | Oct 23, 2025 | Literacy
Perth Speech Therapy – Alfred Cove, WA What Is Segmenting? When children learn to read and spell, one of the most powerful skills they develop is segmenting. Segmenting means breaking words down into their smallest units of sound. It’s the reverse of blending (where...
