Services
My Speech Pathologist offers comprehensive speech pathology services.
We provide consultation, assessment and intervention across:
Paediatric Speech Pathology
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Literacy Services
Oral
Language
Why is oral language important?
Strong oral language skills are necessary in order for students to learn to read and write successfully.
What is oral language?
Oral language is a naturally acquired skill. It refers to the words we understand, use and how we use them to communicate our ideas, our wants and needs. It is made up of our ability to speak and listen. Oral language can be categorised into two main areas called receptive language and expressive language.
Receptive
Language
Receptive Language refers to the understanding of oral language and includes the ability to:
• follow oral instructions,
• understand a range of different spoken sentence and question forms,
• answer questions about a story,
• understand the meaning of spoken words and word relationships and
• inference and understand nuances in non-literal language
Expressive
Language
Expressive Language refers to language production and includes the ability to:
• use correct grammar,
• connect ideas together using conjunction words (eg. and, because),
• sequence information to describe an object,
• tell stories or recount an event,
• use correct words and labels in sentences, and
• label things and define words.
Did you know?
Not all children arrive at school with equally developed oral language skills and may require further support to develop their oral language. Approximately 20% of four-year-old children have difficulty understanding or using language. Difficulties with language can lead to academic and social challenges.
How can My Speech Pathologist help my child?
We specialise in the assessment and intervention of oral language. We will test your child's language skills and evaluate how your child understands and uses language. We will develop an individualised therapy plan to support the challenges your child may be experiencing to help them achieve their communication goals.
If your child is having difficulties with any of the above areas please get in contact with us to discuss a personalised approach to helping your child become an effective communicator.