by Julia Eggles | May 20, 2016 | Podcasts, Reading, Sensory
A vision check prior to school and regularly thereafter is important for all children. It’s all the more vital considering the concerning figures for increasing short-sightedness that our guest, Behavioural Optometrist, Antoinette Du Preez shares in this...
by Julia Eggles | Apr 1, 2016 | blog, Memory, Reading, Speech & Language
Children learn by example. We rely on this fact – we are created as latent beings ready to soak up all that we need to function as fully grown human beings. Boys are naturally programmed to learn how to be men from their fathers. Ever notice a young boy and how...
by Julia Eggles | Mar 24, 2016 | Podcasts, Reading, Speech & Language
In this episode, I sit down with Robyn Skerrett, Speech Pathologist to talk about her simple, enjoyable and effective approach to using books in a creative way for developing social language and relationship skills in children. Robyn is highly experienced, with a...
by Lisa Hudson | Mar 5, 2016 | Memory, Podcasts, Reading, Speech & Language
Sight words are vital for developing fluency in reading – and they can be the bane of a parent’s existence after the first flush of excitement of starting to learn to read settles down! The pressure that comes with trying to keep up with the expectations...