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Talking Heads Speech Pathology NEWSLETTER Volume 3, Issue 2 KOGARAH ● MIRANDA

The middle of the year is already

upon us! This is an incredibly busy

time of year, many parents are

working hard to ensure their children

are going to be ready to start school;

so well done for being proactive!

At this time of year, it also becomes

more apparent how children have

been progressing and adapting to

their new academic year, so support

requirements are much sought

after.

Welcome

What do we work on? Speech Sound Development

(Articulation & Phonology)

Language Delays & Disorders (Receptive & Expressive Language)

Learning & Literacy Difficulties (Spelling, Reading, Writing)

Auditory Processing Difficulties

Voice Disorders (Child & Adult)

Dyspraxia

Feeding Difficulties (babies and children)

Autism Spectrum Disorders (low to high functioning)

Developmental Delays

Stuttering (Child & Adult)

Social Communication Skills (1:1 and group formats)

Adult Communication (post stroke; post brain injury;

accent modification; voice and stuttering)

June 1st, 2014 Volume 3, Issue 2

Talking Heads

Newsletter

THE BILINGUAL

CHILD

Wednesday 20th August

Don’t miss it!

See pg. 4

Inside this Issue

***NEWS FLASH***

New Speech Pathology

services for ADULTS at

TALKING HEADS!!

2

What’s the difference

between vision and

eyesight?

3

APP REVIEW by Karen Ang

(Talking Heads Speech Pathologist)

4

Don’t forget to register your

child in our School Readiness

Program!

5

Have a topic of interest? Email

[email protected]

Sonia Bestulic

Director/ Principal Speech & Language

Pathologist

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Good news from the Talking Heads Team… our menu of adult speech pathology

services has expanded!

Meeral is highly skilled in providing assessment, therapy and advice regarding

the best way to help adults recover from communication impairments arising

from brain injury acquired due to;

Stroke

Trauma

Tumour

Anoxia (lack of oxygen)

She specialises in;

Dysarthria (difficulty articulating sounds)

Aphasia (the loss of language)

Apraxia of speech

Speech rate disorder

ADULT Speech Pathology Services for:

POST STROKE

&

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

NOW

AVAILABLE at our

Kogarah

&

Miranda rooms!

Recovery can be

greatly assisted

by starting

speech

pathology

rehabilitation

as soon as possible.


A note from…

Amy Fortescue, Behavioural Optometrist EyeQ Optometrists Ramsgate Beach

‘My child passed their vision screening at preschool…

Why should my child see a behavioural optometrist?’

Behavioural optometry is a method of practicing optometry whereby the optometrist looks at the patient as a whole person, rather than just as a set of eyes. They look at vision, not just eyesight. Visual problems that prevent children from doing well in the classroom will NOT be uncovered by measuring eyesight alone, nor by most stereoscopic devices. The value of such school-screening methods is to identify those children who do not have normal eyesight. VISION IS MORE THAN EYESIGHT ‘Vision’ is the ability to visualise, understand and apply the information that comes through the eyes. ‘Sight’ is merely what results from the eyes’ responses to light shining into them and is measured by determining how well we can see different sized letters on a chart in the distance. Vision results from the child actively interpreting and understanding the information made available through the eyes. Children with normal (20/20) eyesight may not have these abilities. Therefore, learning problems are often related to vision problems. Teachers are the best screeners for vision problems. They observe the child functioning in the classroom. The appearance of irritated eyes, squinting and frequent blinking are physical signs of visual problems. A child’s performance may be affected by problems with eye movements, eye teaming, eye-hand coordination, and visual processing. Behavioural optometrists assess all these aspects. In addition to a standard behavioural eye exam, bulk-billed under Medicare, behavioural optometrists are able to perform visual perceptual assessments, which evaluate visual analysis skills, visual attention span, and visual spatial skills.

Amy Fortescue EyeQ Optometrists Ramsgate Beach Shops 9-11 Ramsgate Beach Plaza 191-201 Ramsgate Rd Ramsgate Beach NSW 2217 P: 9529 4811 E: [email protected] www.eyeq.com.au


Fun with Verbs and Sentences Hamaguchi Apps

What is it? Fun With Verbs and Sentences is an engaging APP that uses animation to target the areas of using verb tenses and sentence structure appropriately. It is sometimes difficult to use still pictures to teach children these sentence types; so that is where this APP brings in the fun factor!

The sentence types targeted are;

Verb

Subject + Verb (e.g. The girl is playing)

Subject + Verb + Object (e.g. The girl is playing blocks)

Subject + Verb + Prepositional Phrase (e.g. The girl is waving to the baby)

It also provides Subject choices where you can choose;

Pronouns (He/She)

Nouns (The boy, the girl, the bear)

This feature also allows you to target understanding and use of pronouns.

The verb tenses that are included are

Present tense (e.g. walking)

Past regular (e.g. walked)

Past irregular (e.g. caught)

The child gets a sense of control as he chooses the verbs and objects he wants, and the character will then proceed to act out what the child has just chosen. The motivation level is incredible!

What can you do to generalize the skill? It is recommended that you pause and talk about what’s happening in the animation to increase your child’s understanding of what is being taught. To generalize skills, use other pictures or animations, or even get the child to carry out the same action and use the sentence structure you are targeting.

APP REVIEW! By Karen Ang Talking Heads Speech Pathologist

Cost: $15.99 USD

For: children aged 2-5 years; and for older children who need support developing

their verb tenses and sentence types.

Consider: Lite version

$1.29 USD

(it has only 3 verbs available for each sentence type)

Discounts: This app goes on sale at certain times of the

year.

Keep an eye out on www.smartappsforkids.com

who publicise apps that have become free or have been

discounted.

http://www.smartappsforkids.com/


Increase your child’s confidence,

READY FOR SCHOOL!

Talking Heads Speech Pathology Has opened registrations for its popular…

SMALL GROUP

School Readiness Program

16 session program, 45 minute sessions (8 weeks in Term 3—school hols break—8 weeks in Term 4)

AVAILABLE at KOGARAH & MIRANDA!

An experienced Speech Pathologist will prepare your child to;

Strengthen group listening and attention skills

Further develop pre-reading and pre-writing skills

Build peer interaction skills (negotiation, assertiveness)

Practice school/ social communication

PRIVATE HEALTH REBATE can BE CLAIMED for these sessions!

REGISTER on 9553 1400


Wednesday 20th August

7:00pm—8:15pm

Kogarah Library & Cultural Centre

Register Now!

9553 1400

[email protected]

Presented by Sonia Bestulic

Parents—Early Childhood Educators— Teachers

Medical Practitioners—Allied Health Professionals

Learn about...

Stages of Speech & Language Development

Acquiring a second language & bilingualism myths

How to teach your child to be bilingual

Speech Pathology assessment and therapy for the bilingual child

English as a second language vs. language delay/ disorder

When to refer


KOGARAH ● MIRANDA

Correspondence:

PO Box 494

Kogarah NSW 1485

Phone: 02 9553 1400

Fax: 02 9587 4577

E-mail:

[email protected]

Talking Heads Speech Pathology is an innovative clinic providing people a means to successful,

fulfilling communication interactions. A wide range of services are provided to both children and

adults by a team of experienced Speech Pathologists with valuable skills and knowledge that

contributes to a high quality service. The specialised team diagnose and manage a variety of

communication difficulties.

Clinicians are experienced and established Speech Pathologists that are exceptional in maintaining

and applying the latest clinical diagnostic and intervention strategies. The clinic is also known for

being rich in resources and developing creative, wholistic individualised client management

programs, ensuring each client successfully achieves their potential.

Services include; within clinic sessions -home/ nursing home visits- preschool/ school based sessions.

Group Therapy is provided for School Readiness in Terms 3 & 4.

Talking Heads Speech Pathology is an approved provider of services under the FaHCSIA initiatives;

Helping Children with Autism

Better Start (for vision and hearing impairment, Fragile X, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Prader Willi Syndrome, Williams Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome, Kabuki Syndrome, Smith– Magenis Syndrome, CHARGE Syndrome, Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, Cri du Chat Syndrome or Microcephaly).(

Talking Heads Speech Pathology

Specialising in Paediatric Speech &

Language - Literacy Skills - Autism

Spectrum Disorders - Adult

Communication

W W W . TA L K I N G H E A D S . N E T . AU

Therapy areas may include;

Peer interaction and play skills

Conversational skills

Making friends

Listening skills

Negotiation skills

Social Skills Groups

Therapy is specifically designed to encompass the goals of

the group members.

Groups are run for various age ranges & include specialised

Autism Spectrum Disorder groups..

Want peace of mind?

Check all is okay?

Speech & Language

Development

Screenings

AVAILABLE ALL YEAR ROUND at

Kogarah & Miranda

For 2 year olds—Kindergarten Year (Primary School)

CALL US FOR INFORMATION/ BOOKINGS

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