Situational Mutism
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SELECTIVE MUTISM SITUATIONAL MUTISM WHAT IS SITUATIONAL MUTISM? Situational mutism otherwise known as selective mutism. Situational mutism is when a…
Multidisciplinary Services
What’s going on at Eat Speak Learn? You may have noticed some changes at Eat, Speak, Learn this year. We…
Language with Dress-Ups
I have fond memories of spending my school holidays and weekends diving into my dress up box as a kid.…
10 Key Word Signs for Everyday Conversations
Key Word Sign (KWS) is a simplified form of manual signing that is designed to be used by and with…
What is Motor Planning? And how does it apply to Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP)?
For those children who are non-verbal or have limited verbal abilities, evidence-based research has identified that a communicative approach based…
LAMP with Kinetic Sand
Children love to play with Kinetic sand. Adding small items/ figurines/animal to the sand with digging tool makes it even…
Proloquo2Go with Potato Head
Proloquo2Go in action! Caitlin demonstrates using core words with one of our favourite activities, Potato Head! Core words demonstrated: I,…
What is Proloquo 2 Go?
Proloquo 2 Go, or P2G, is a communication app and type of AAC (alternative and augmentative communication) system. It uses…
Communicating with eye-gaze technology
Eye-gaze technology is a ground-breaking system that allows for preschoolers, school aged children, adolescents, and adults to communicate with purely…
What is LAMP?
LAMP stands for Language Acquisition through Motor Planning and is an augmentative alternative communication (AAC) approach for those who have…
Importance of Communicative Functions
In our daily lives, we are constantly communicating and there are many reasons why we communicate. We might want to…
Using Key Word Sign
Key Word Sign (KWS) is just one type of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) you might use with your child…
What is Key Word Sign?
Key Word Sign (KWS) is the use of signs and natural gestures to support communication and language development of individuals…
The Prompting Hierarchy
What is the prompting hierarchy? The prompting hierarchy is a guide which helps us to determine how much cueing or…
Choosing a PODD
PODD (Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display is a communication system that is customised to the user. See our “What is PODD” blog…
What is PODD?
Pragmatic Organization Dynamic Display, or PODD, is a form of low-tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). A PODD organises the…
How leaf goals have changed my approach to assessment and intervention
We’ve all been there before, CELF or speech assessment results have been finalised and you’re working your way through the…
Learning about Colours
One basic concept we take for granted each day is knowing the colours and shapes of the objects in the…
Conversation Rules to Remember
In my therapy sessions, I like to talk about four key conversation rules that help children when teaching about conversation…
Why does my child repeat what I say?
Many children repeat the words and sentences of others when they are learning language skills. This is part of typical child…