Talking Matters Blog

Sometimes children get very good at using their new speech sounds in therapy sessions and at home when doing their speech practice but forget to use their new sounds in everyday conversation. The “Fixed-up-one routineâ… Go to full post

Last weekend a number of the Talking Matters team as well as some of our families were lucky enough to see Sue Larkey speak about "Making it a success for children on the autism spectrum". Sue is an ama… Go to full post

Warmer weather is here at last so why not enjoy some outdoor fun this weekend and hopefully into the school holidays and help your child to learn at the same time.Kids and speech pathologists love bubbles and now the wea… Go to full post

Theory of mind is the ability to understand that other people have different knowledge, thoughts and feelings to our own. Theory of mind is important for communicating effectively, developing social skills and empathy. C… Go to full post

Vocabulary is an important part of language development. It refers to the number of words a person understands (receptive vocabulary) and uses (expressive vocabulary). Your child’s vocabulary will develop rapid… Go to full post