SCHOOL BASED THERAPY

Phonological awareness and literacy are strengthened in small group sessions for children who struggle with receptive and expressive language.

Individual sessions for students with severe speech sound (dyspraxia or phonological) delays.

Screening speech and language skills so that schools can refer students requiring extra help.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication and visual communication systems for children with Autism Spectrum or students with intellectual disabilities.

Team-teaching and collaboration to build upon teachers’ existing skills and to add to their knowledge and use of oral language strategies in the classroom context.

Parent education sessions (e.g. information and education regarding language learning and reading with children) can be included in your school’s selected service.

Free teacher education and training service available for schools on request for those enquiring about Speech and Language Therapy.

Current Clients:

Alfords Point Public School, Beverly Hills Public School, Carlton South Public School, Cronulla Public School, Croydon Park Public School, Earlwood Public School, Illawong Public School, Loftus Public School, Penshurst West Public School, Revesby South Public School, Sylvania Heights Public School.

We also attend:

All Saints Grammar (Belmore), Angel pre-school (Sylvania), Ashfield Boys High School, Ashfield PS, Athelstane Public School, Bald Face Public School, Bambinos Preschool Banksia, Banksia Road Public School, Bankstown West Public School, Bexley Public School, Blakehurst Public School, Beverly Hills Footsteps, Beverly Hills Public School, Canterbury Public School, Carlton South Public School, Caringbah Public School, Crinya School, Cheeky Munchkins, Como West Public School, Cronulla Public School, Fun House Mortdale, Good Start Pre-school (Menai), GRC Hurstville, Gymea Montessori, Hampden Park Primary School (Lakemba), Inaburra Independent School (Bangor), Jannali Public School, Kareela Public School, Kindy Patch Condell Park, Kogarah Public School, KU Kogarah, Lilli Pilli Public School, Little Rei of Sunshine Pre-school, Lugarno Public School, Giggle & Learn, Greenacre Ps, Hurstville South Public School, McCallums Hill Public School (Roselands), Miranda Public School, Montessori Southside (Riverwood), Narwee Public School, Oatley Public School, Oatley Red Bear Pre-school, Oatley West Public School, Oyster Bay Public School, Padstow Heights Public School, Peakhurst Early Learning Centre, Peakhurst West Public School, Picnic Point High School, Possums Pre-School Hurstville, Regina Coeli, Revesby Public School, Revesby South Public School, Southside Montessori, St. Finbars Catholic Primary School (Sans Souci), St. Gabriel's Catholic School, St George Christian School, St.Joseph's Catholic School (Oatley), St.Joseph's Catholic School (Riverwood), St Mark's Pre-school, St.Mary's Star of the Sea (Hurstville), St. Patrick's School, St. Therese Catholic Primary School, Sans Souci Public School, SDN Riverwood, Wiley Park Public School, Wilkins Park Public School (Marrickville).

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS

We provide evidence based professional learning for school Principals, Deputy Principals, Learning and Support Teachers and all teaching staff.

Introductory Professional Learning Seminar:

Find out how a Speech-Language Pathologist can work collaboratively with your staff to enhance the comprehension and expression of spoken language for students from Kindergarten through to year 6.

Identify students with receptive and expressive language delay to refer for Speech Pathology assessment and treatment.

Learn strategies to support and enhance students comprehension and expression of vocabulary and grammar in the classroom context.

How does Oral Language Development continue into the development of Literate Language?

Advanced Topics:

Robust Vocabulary Development - how targeted vocabulary selection and specific and explicit teaching can build ownership, awareness and student knowledge of academic vocabulary. Relevant for students from Kindergarten through to Year 6.

Grammar Matters - Enhance spoken and written grammar in words, sentences, paragraphs and text. Building spoken sentences for written expression.

Planning paragraphs and text.

Literacy Development - Phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and phonics - assisting students to 'crack the code' of reading and writing in English. Explicit, systematic phonics - evidence and application.

Language Development and the Curriculum. How to assist students with spoken and written language skills so that they are able to interact with the curriculum across each stage of learning.