Parents as first teachers…..Part 1
Parents are the first teachers of their children and play a key role in their child’s development. Providing opportunity to participate in a range of activities, games and experiences can facilitate...
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Early Childhood Shopping List…..here is a useful list of ideas of items to have available at home to support your child’s development…. - chubby/oversized coloured pencils and felt tipped pens - an...
View ArticleInteragency Collaboration
Interagency Collaboration Collaboration. It should call to mind a harmonious image of people working easily and effectively together to achieve a common goal. However the reality of collaboration for...
View ArticleLanguage games made easy
Many toys and games can be turned into opportunities for language teaching with a bit of effort and know-how. The problem is, we don’t all have the time and knowledge to do this. The good news? There’s...
View ArticleIdeas to Encourage Children to Write
Parents often ask how they can encourage their child to write. Like so many other aspects of learning, the ability to write is often effected by other stages of development like attention to task, fine...
View ArticleRaising a child with Primary Language Disorder
From: Link Disability Magazine http://linkonline.com.au/read/?/p/view/issueID/32/i/601 Mum Debra Haller writes about the challenges faced in having a son with PLD – and her family’s journey. In 2007,...
View ArticleEmployability Skills
Employability skills, also known as generic skills, capabilities or key competencies, are skills required by individuals to both gain employment and also to continue to develop, progress and advance in...
View ArticleEarly Numeracy at Home
Young children learn about their world everyday through play. When children play, they actively discover how things work, explore ideas, develop understandings, think creatively and practice new skills...
View ArticleCHI.L.D. Association – Let’s Talk Parent and Professional Development Program
Let’s Talk will once again offer a wide range of Professional Development topics for teachers, teacher assistants and parents during 2014. Topics that have been very popular during the past year...
View ArticleDeveloping Language at Home
As a speech pathologist, I’m constantly asked by parents and friends what they can do to make sure their child’s language is developing. It’s a hard question because we take talking and listening for...
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