by Jenny Edgar | Nov 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
📘 The Connection Between Reading and Comprehension High readability version optimised for Yoast Learning to read is more than recognising words on a page — it’s about understanding them. Reading comprehension allows children to make meaning from text, connect ideas,...
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 | 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...
