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‘When will my late talker start to talk?’ Our most FAQ from concerned parents

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“When will my late talker start to talk?”

Our most frequently asked question from concerned parents.

Over the years, we’ve posted lots of evidence-based information about this important topic on our website. See our related articles at the end of this post.

But we made this infographic for families to highlight some of the key points.

To read more, check out the full article here.

Related articles:

Hi there, I’m David Kinnane.

Principal Speech Pathologist, Banter Speech & Language

Our talented team of certified practising speech pathologists provide unhurried, personalised and evidence-based speech pathology care to children and adults in the Inner West of Sydney and beyond, both in our clinic and via telehealth.

The School Readiness Language Workshop is LIVE – now twice the value, at half the cost

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If you’re a parent with a preschooler, we know times are tough. So many of us are stuck at home, unable to take our kids out and about as usual for social activities and on adventures.

The year is more than half over, and we’ve had lots of calls and messages from parents worried about the effects of prolonged lockdown and social restrictions on their child’s language development and school readiness.

For many, this may not be the best financial time, and, if money is tight, we have lots of free tips for you to help stimulate your child’s language development  – just type in ‘preschooler’ in our ‘search this website’ box. Free resources will pop straight up, including shared reading tips, information about pre-literacy skills, audio book lists, and general tips, techniques, strategies, and activities to stimulate your child’s language development in natural play activities at home.

To make things easier for families, we have decided to slash the cost of our School Readiness Language Workshop course. We think you’ll be impressed by the value you get.

For a limited time – just 7 days – we’re doubling the value of the course by halving the price! We want to show you just how much we believe in the value of school readiness language exercises by making the workshop as accessible to as many children as possible.

Here is what is included in the course:

Whatever you decide, remember we are here to support you. Just as we’ve done for the last seven years, we will keep posting free, evidence-based information and suggestions for preschoolers – including those getting ready for ‘big school’ in 2021.

Interested in signing up? 

Click the button below and use the coupon code DOUBLEVALUE2020.

the school readiness language workshop course

Stay safe everyone!

(We strive to be fair. For all current workshop participants, we’re applying the discount for you too, starting from your next payment.)

Hi there, I’m David Kinnane.

Principal Speech Pathologist, Banter Speech & Language

Our talented team of certified practising speech pathologists provide unhurried, personalised and evidence-based speech pathology care to children and adults in the Inner West of Sydney and beyond, both in our clinic and via telehealth.

Language Tip of the Week: More Pointing!

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Point more often to stimulate your child’s concept and vocabulary development. 

For more on pointing and language development, read our article.

language stimulation tip of the week more pointing
Banter Speech & Language Banter Speech & Language
Banter Speech & Language is an independent firm of speech pathologists for adults and children. We help clients in our local area, including Concord, Concord West, North Strathfield, Rhodes, and Strathfield, and all other suburbs of Sydney.

Banter Speech & Language is owned and managed by David Kinnane, a Hanen- and LSVT LOUD-certified speech-language pathologist with post-graduate training in the PreLit early literacy preparation program by MultiLit, the Spalding Method for literacy, the Lidcombe and Camperdown Programs for stuttering, and Voicecraft for voice disorders. David is also a Certified PESL Instructor for accent modification.

David holds a Master of Speech Language Pathology from the University of Sydney, where he was a Dean’s Scholar. David is a Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia and a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP). David is a part-time Associate Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney’s Graduate School of Health. David sits on Speech Pathology Australia’s Ethics Board and Professional Standards Advisory Committee.

Language Tip of the Week: Imitation

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Language tip of the week: Imitation. Do what they do, say what they say!

For more on imitation, read our article.

language stimulation tip of the week imitation
Banter Speech & Language Banter Speech & Language
Banter Speech & Language is an independent firm of speech pathologists for adults and children. We help clients in our local area, including Concord, Concord West, North Strathfield, Rhodes, and Strathfield, and all other suburbs of Sydney.

Banter Speech & Language is owned and managed by David Kinnane, a Hanen- and LSVT LOUD-certified speech-language pathologist with post-graduate training in the PreLit early literacy preparation program by MultiLit, the Spalding Method for literacy, the Lidcombe and Camperdown Programs for stuttering, and Voicecraft for voice disorders. David is also a Certified PESL Instructor for accent modification.

David holds a Master of Speech Language Pathology from the University of Sydney, where he was a Dean’s Scholar. David is a Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia and a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP). David is a part-time Associate Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney’s Graduate School of Health. David sits on Speech Pathology Australia’s Ethics Board and Professional Standards Advisory Committee.

Language Stimulation Tip of the Week: Modelling

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Our Language Stimulation Tip for this week is Modelling.

Modelling means giving your child lots of examples of a particular word form or sentence structure.

Check out our video for a structured example:

Banter Speech & Language Banter Speech & Language
Banter Speech & Language is an independent firm of speech pathologists for adults and children. We help clients in our local area, including Concord, Concord West, North Strathfield, Rhodes, and Strathfield, and all other suburbs of Sydney.

Banter Speech & Language is owned and managed by David Kinnane, a Hanen- and LSVT LOUD-certified speech-language pathologist with post-graduate training in the PreLit early literacy preparation program by MultiLit, the Spalding Method for literacy, the Lidcombe and Camperdown Programs for stuttering, and Voicecraft for voice disorders. David is also a Certified PESL Instructor for accent modification.

David holds a Master of Speech Language Pathology from the University of Sydney, where he was a Dean’s Scholar. David is a Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia and a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP). David is a part-time Associate Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney’s Graduate School of Health. David sits on Speech Pathology Australia’s Ethics Board and Professional Standards Advisory Committee.

Banter Evidence Snapshot: Point it out: 10 reasons to use gestures around your kids

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To read our full article, check out: Why I tell parents to point at things to help late talkers to speak

For other Banter Evidence Snapshots, see here.

Banter Speech & Language Banter Speech & Language
Banter Speech & Language is an independent firm of speech pathologists for adults and children. We help clients in our local area, including Concord, Concord West, North Strathfield, Rhodes, and Strathfield, and all other suburbs of Sydney.

Banter Speech & Language is owned and managed by David Kinnane, a Hanen- and LSVT LOUD-certified speech-language pathologist with post-graduate training in the PreLit early literacy preparation program by MultiLit, the Spalding Method for literacy, the Lidcombe and Camperdown Programs for stuttering, and Voicecraft for voice disorders. David is also a Certified PESL Instructor for accent modification.

David holds a Master of Speech Language Pathology from the University of Sydney, where he was a Dean’s Scholar. David is a Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia and a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP). David is a part-time Associate Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney’s Graduate School of Health. David sits on Speech Pathology Australia’s Ethics Board and Professional Standards Advisory Committee.