by Lisa Hudson | Jan 28, 2017 | Reading, Speech & Language, videos
One of the questions I get all the time at the beginning of the year as children are about to start school, is “My child can’t say “s” properly, should they be able to?” Today I decided to unravel the mystery, along with exploring other...
by Lisa Hudson | Aug 27, 2016 | Fine Motor & Writing, Podcasts, Reading
The Australian National Literacy levels that were published recently are truly shocking for a developed nation. We have to find a better way to solve this problem! Solutions so far offered by governments and bureaucracies keep falling short. National testing...
by Lisa Hudson | May 5, 2016 | Podcasts, Speech & Language
Sid The Sloth, Tweety Bird and Daffy Duck all share a similar problem but in different ways – lisps! In my speech pathology practice every week I get questions about whether a child has a lisp that needs therapy – and the children concerned range in age...
by Lisa Hudson | Mar 17, 2016 | Podcasts, Speech & Language
Stuttering affects approximately 1% of the world’s population and around 2.5% of children under the age of 5 years. This means that across 2 Kindergarten classes, there will be at least one child who stutters. Stuttering is a challenging speech impediment that can...
by Lisa Hudson | Mar 6, 2016 | blog, Speech & Language
There is such a wide range of “normal” speech when children are young, so comparing your child with their peers in the playground or at your local playgroup isn’t always that helpful. Read on for some things to listen for when deciding if your child’s speech is...