Talking Matters Blog

Research indicates that stuttering occurs in around 5% of children under the age of five years. Stuttering is not related to the child’s personality or intelligence and is not caused by the way parents interact with th… Go to full post

Recounts are a retelling of an event.  Children can practice oral and written recounts.  Written recounts are often a child's first experience at writing down their own ideas. Helping children to produce well str… Go to full post

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) sometimes called Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) is a complex disorder which effects many areas of a child’s development, including learning, communication and social dev… Go to full post

What is a speech disorder or phonological disorder? Each language has a set of rules about how speech sounds are used which speakers of that language learn with even realising it.For example a rule in English is that th… Go to full post

Four and a half year olds are confident communicators. They are speaking in sentences with most grammar used correctly. They are using most speech sounds correctly and their speech can be easily understood. Here are some… Go to full post