Talking Matters Blog

The theme for this years Book Week is "Australia, Story Country". Stories play and important part in child's learning both at school in terms of learning literacy and at home in terms of learning language … Go to full post

As we say goodbye to Speech Pathology Week, we can look forward to Book week coming up on the 20th of August. The Talking Matters team are planning to dress up to celebrate and we look forward to seeing lots of the littl… Go to full post

A speech and language assessment may be recommended if your child is having difficulties communicating, shows speech or language skills below the level expected for their age or is having difficulties with learning. Go to full post

Some children develop social skills easily and naturally while others need extra help. How do we know whether kids need help or not? Let's look at typical children's development of some key social skills. This … Go to full post

Do you know a child who is struggling at school? Language delays and difficulties are one of the most common reasons why children struggle to learn and yet a language assessment is often not suggested for several years a… Go to full post