FAQ: What’s the difference between speech and language?
A mum (not my own) asked me this question recently. She wanted to know why I’m called a Speech-Language Pathologist. ‘Isn’t that redundant?,’ she asked. …
Speech Talk 2: Patricia Kuhl – the linguistic genius of babies
Dr Patricia Kuhl has more accolades and titles than Queen Victoria. Among her many achievements and roles, she is a co-director at the Institute for…
FAQ: In what order and at what age should my child have learned his/her speech sound consonants?
Read our 2019 update here. Stop right there. When it comes to speech, be wary of words like “should”. Sure, we have lots of validated…
Do we spend too much time on rhyming books? What else should we do to prepare pre-schoolers to read?
Duck in the TruckThe Cat in the HatMadeline, with her vines and twelve little girls in two straight lines All great, fun books to read…