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!

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Morphology Acquisition

Curious about what the acquisition of morphology (adding -s-ing to words) will look like for your new child? Read more about what the stages are and when you can expect them.

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Pronoun Acquisition

Curious about what the acquisition of pronouns will look like for your new child? Read more about what the stages are and when you can expect them.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.