Children who say their words in the wrong order or use the wrong tense can sound cute…. for a while, but then it begins to affect their social interactions. Common Examples of word confusion [...]
When children mix up their words, it’s often cute to those who know them well, but confusing to those who don’t know what they mean. Language mix-ups are part of learning, but some kids get [...]
Lisps (not saying the ‘s’ sound accurately) are really cute until your child is 4 and a half years old and starting to socialise more. By then, lisps can start to impact: Ability to be [...]
Wow! It felt like only yesterday that they were learning to walk and now they’re of to kindy! Where did that little toddler disappear to? What is an exciting time can also be stressful. You may [...]
Learning letter sounds is a long but vital learning journey for children. Here’s what you can do to get the journey started if your child is struggling: What can I do? Practise finding [...]
Does your child struggle to sit long enough to read their reader? Moving about when reading can keep kids turning the page. Here are a few ideas to try: Use physical activity between pages – try [...]
Does your child hit the ground running in the morning and bounce instead of walk into school? Giving your child a burst of physical activity before school can help take the edge off their sensory [...]
Sometimes all of us get our words mixed up, but we can fix it up when we make mistakes! Kids can mix up words in a sentence when they are first learning to make longer sentences to request (e.g. [...]
With the NAPLAN fast approaching it can be a good time to identify and understand how well developed your child’s literacy and numeracy skills are. However it can also be a stressful time for [...]
Surviving the Christmas Pageant: Top 10 tricks for with children with autism, sensory processing disorder or language difficulties The Christmas Pageant is full of fun, joy and… sensory overload [...]
The craze of Fidget Spinners has swept through South Australian schools but are they all they are cracked up to be? This craze begs the questions … Are Fidget Spinners fidget toys or sensory [...]
At Kid Sense we know that play is the foundation of children’s learning so it stands to reason that Speech Therapy must be fun and creative to help teach children without them realising they are [...]