Sydney speech pathologists helping adults and children speak for themselves. To book an appointment today, call us on (02) 8757-3838 or email hello@banterspeech.com.au.
My undergraduate degree is in science, so I’m keen on: supporting clients to study and succeed in STEM subjects – Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics; and using the latest cognitive science research to help clients achieve their school and… Read More
To help our kids to read, we need good tools to put independent, peer-reviewed research into practice. Decades of evidence-building tells us that kids need phonological awareness, vocabulary, synthetic phonics, comprehension and fluency skills to read well; and that oral language comprehension and morphological awareness are important, too. Putting… Read More
Welcome to 2018, dear readers! Over the last years, we’ve published hundreds of free articles, and ebooks summarising some of the latest research about speech, language, reading, stuttering, accent management and voice. You can access them all, anytime, on our… Read More
Instantly download our new, 188-page, free eBook here: What is it? There’s so much information out there about reading difficulties, including dyslexia. It’s hard to sort: the good stuff – based on independent, peer-reviewed evidence; from the nonsense –… Read More
To do well at school and in life, kids and adults need to know and to use lots of words. The words we know and use – our vocabulary – has a big impact on our success at… Read More
Imagine for a moment that you can’t read or write; even at a basic level: How would you apply for, find or hold down work? If you found work, how could you review your employment contract? How would… Read More
Older kids with reading problems get trapped in a vicious cycle: because these students don’t read well, they generally don’t read much. They miss out on countless opportunities for reading practice and for learning from what they have… Read More
On reflection, I’m incredibly lucky. Both my parents were teachers. Growing up, my house was full of chatter, stories and books. My early state school education in regional Victoria was long on “old school” phonics and short on fads…. Read More
Sitting on the train the other day, I noticed almost everyone in the carriage was reading. Not novels or magazines. But emails, news feeds, text messages, social media posts and websites. Even the guy singing along with his… Read More
Thank you to everyone who took the time to read our recent blog about helping school-age children learn new words. We’ve had fantastic feedback from clients and others who found it useful. We’re pleased to now share our… Read More
