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!
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.
Speech Sound Errors: ‘r’ Blend Cluster Reduction
Learn about phonological processes, what ‘ ‘r’ blend cluster reduction’ is and how to help your child overcome it using evidence-based speech therapy techniques.
Speech Sound Errors: ‘l’ Blend Cluster Reduction
Learn about phonological processes, what ‘ ‘l’ blend cluster reduction’ is and how to help your child overcome it using evidence-based speech therapy techniques.
Speech Sound Errors: ‘s’ Blend Cluster Reduction
Learn about phonological processes, what ‘ ‘s’ blend cluster reduction’ is and how to help your child overcome it using evidence-based speech therapy techniques.
Speech Sound Errors: Prevocalic Voicing
Learn about phonological processes, what ‘prevocalic voicing’ is and how to help your child overcome it using evidence-based speech therapy techniques.
Speech Sound Errors: Final Consonant Devoicing
Learn about phonological processes, what ‘final consonant devoicing’ is and how to help your child overcome it using evidence-based speech therapy techniques.