Speech Soapbox
Check out our musing and ideas about the wide world of speech pathology and early years development. We cover developmental milestones for speech, language, literacy, social skills, and feeding. This blog is aimed at parents wanting to know more about a specific area, teachers looking for tips and tricks to promote language in the classroom, and therapists looking for useful resources. And it is all FREE!
Speech Sound Acquisition
Curious about what the acquisition of speech sounds will look like for your child? Read more about what the stages are and when you can expect them.
Speech Sounds & Intelligibility (Clarity)
Curious about intelligibility (also called clarity) and how it can affect you child's speech? Read more about what they are and their age of elimination here.
Substitution Speech Sound Errors
Curious about substitution structure speech sound errors (also called phonological processes or 'patterns')? Read more about what they are and their age of elimination here.
Syllable Structure Speech Sound Errors
Curious about syllable structure speech sound errors (also called phonological processes or 'patterns')? Read more about what they are and their age of elimination here.
Assimilation Speech Sound Errors
Curious about assimilation speech sound errors (also called phonological processes or 'patterns')? Read more about what they are and their age of elimination here.
The Basics of Speech Sounds
Learn the basics around speech sounds and what milestones to expect when in your child's development. Covers where, how and voicing of sounds, and the 'early', 'middle', and 'late' 8 speech sounds.
Speech Sound Errors: Denasalisation
Learn about phonological processes, what ‘denasalisation’ is and how to help your child overcome it using evidence-based speech therapy techniques.
Speech Sound Errors: Deaffrication
Learn about phonological processes, what ‘deaffrication’ is and how to help your child overcome it using evidence-based speech therapy techniques.
Speech Sound Errors: Initial Consonant Deletion
Learn about phonological processes, what ‘initial consonant deletion’ is and how to help your child overcome it using evidence-based speech therapy techniques.
Speech Sound Errors: Final Consonant Deletion
Learn about phonological processes, what ‘final consonant deletion’ is and how to help your child overcome it using evidence-based speech therapy techniques.