Do braces affect speech? If so, how, and for how long?
A long, long time ago, when I first got my braces to correct an overbite, I had four key concerns:...
Why poor kids are more likely to be poor readers (and what we can do about it)
Over the school holidays, I’ve been reading some influential business books in preparation for a course I’m giving. By definition,...
41 more FREE Audiobooks for children: this time, for students in Years 2 to 6
We’ve had such a positive response to our list of free, quality audiobooks for kids in Kindergarten and Year 1....
Is your child in Kindergarten or Year 1? 36 great FREE audiobooks to listen to at home or in the car
To succeed at school, and in life, it’s important that kids have a strong core knowledge of literature, including culturally...
My preschooler stutters: should we do the Lidcombe Program or the Westmead Program (or something else)?
We get asked this question a lot. Until very recently – we’ve had four main problems answering it properly: no...
Dyslexia vs Developmental Language Disorder: same or different, and what do we need to know about their relationship?
Dyslexia is a language-based disorder. But so is Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Are they the same thing? Tricky question – and...