Discover Speech Pathology

April is Autism Awareness Month! Autism Awareness Month is about raising awareness, acceptance and inclusion of autism.

Did you know that more than 205,000 Australians have autism and 1 in 4 Australians have a family member on the autism spectrum?

At Discover Speech Pathology, we work with children on the autism spectrum to improve their quality of life through better communication skills to build stronger relationships with those around them.
We love working with families and being able to celebrate the strengths, achievements and uniqueness of children with autism!

New year, new spaces! We are accepting new clients! 🎉 We currently have both ongoing intervention sessions and assessment sessions available. Contact us via the link in our bio for more information or to book your child in. We cant wait to meet you! 😊

We have ongoing therapy sessions available for new clients from January 2024 🎉 Visit our website (link in bio) or send us an email at [email protected]

Lots of smiles today playing with our new felt zoo while we practice speech sounds 🐒🦁🐘
Speech therapy should be a fun and positive experience with educational and engaging activities. Motivation is a major factor in children achieving improvements in their skills. That is why we love games so much at Discover Speech Pathology 😊

We have assessment sessions available on Friday the 24th of November. Email us today at [email protected].
We hope everyone is having a beautiful Friday! ☀️

Happy Father’s Day to all the amazing Dads out there! 💙
I know I have one, my husband is one and I know LOTS of my clients have amazing Dads too! We appreciate all the wonderful Dads, so let’s celebrate those special Dads today 🎉🥳🎊

Happy Speech Pathology Week!

Speech Pathology Week promotes the speech pathology profession and the work done by speech pathologists.

Did you know that 1 in 7 Australian's will have a communication difficulty at some stage in their life?

At Discover Speech Pathology, our Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist works with children to improve their communication to set them up for success throughout the rest of their lives!

This week aims to highlight the vital role speech pathologists play in supporting quality of life across the lifespan and emphasise the unique skills, competence, and qualities of Certified Practising Speech Pathologists.



Visit https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/week for more information about Speech Pathology Week 2023

Check out our reels! 📹
More helpful tips to come…
Send us a message if there is anything you would like to know more about 🙋

Check out our reels! 📹
More helpful tips to come…
Send us a message if there is anything you would like to know more about! 🙋

Does your child need a speech pathology assessment? We have a spot available for an assessment on Friday the 4th of August at 9am!

We can provide assessments for children for:
- Speech sounds and oral motor functioning
- Receptive and expressive language
- Pragmatic language (and social skills)
- Literacy and phonological processing

Send us an email at [email protected] to book in with us!

Here are some of the ways we love to keep our kids motivated when practicing their speech sounds at home! 🎊

1. Popping Sensory Toys - Kids absolutely love these! Get your child to say one target sound or word per pop. It’s that easy! 🎉

2. Pop Up Games like ‘Pop Up Pirate’ or ‘Pop the Pig’ - The anticipation of the pop makes these games super engaging for little ones! Have your child say one target sound per turn of the game. Make sure you model the target sound or word on your turn too! 🐷

3. Barrel of Monkeys - Modify this simple game to use in speech practice. If your child doesn’t like the pressure of a timer, take turns collecting one monkey each turn using the tail of another monkey. Have your child say their target sound or word before each turn 🐵

4. Spot It - Another quick and easy game to use by having your child say their sound or word before each new pair of cards is set down. You can also get children to say the matching image aloud and make sure any target sounds are produced correctly! For example, if their target sound is ‘s’ and they see matching suns, make sure they produce a good ‘s’ when they say ‘suns’☀️

5. Find with a Flashlight - This a great activity to use with speech practice cards. Hide the cards around a room, close the blinds and let your child search for their cards with a flashlight. Prompt your child to say each word on the card as they find them. Swap turns and let your child hide the cards for you to find, but make sure your child helps you say each word on your turn! 🔦

6. Noughts & Crosses - Such a simple game but very effective at keeping kids engaged. You can play lots of games in a small amount of time. Get your child to produce their sound or target words each time they mark a box. Make sure they have the opportunity to win some games (but not all games, as children need to learn how to cope with not winning every time!) 👍

HAPPY PLAYING!!! 🥳

Happy Birthday to Us! While on leave, we missed our first Birthday! 🎂 Discover Speech Pathology turned one on the 10th of June. We are so proud of how far we and our clients have come over the past year and we can’t wait to discover what the next year holds for us 🎉🎊

Emma is resuming sessions from July and can’t wait to see all of her amazing clients again!

Welcome little Alexander! 💙
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Emma and Lachlan welcomed their first child, Alexander, on the 17th of February. He arrived earlier than expected, but is growing bigger and stronger every day!
Welcome to the Discover team little one 🎉
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The little one is almost here!
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Emma will be taking maternity leave for the next few months as she welcomes her little one to the world. We will still be contactable at [email protected] during this time for questions and appointment requests.

Have a beautiful day!

Happy Speech Pathology Week! 🎉🎊🙌

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Exciting news!!! 🙌

We have been given an opportunity to move into a clinic space in central Albury. We will be moving into this space in October, and all sessions will be held in this space from the 14th of October this year.

Until then, we will still be visiting families and their children at home and at school!

This move will allow us to support more families and their children, rather than spending large amounts of time travelling!

Our available days will remain as Fridays and Saturdays. By making Saturdays available for sessions, we are hoping that we can still cater for families who have work commitments on week days.

More details about the new clinic space will be shared closer to our moving date!!! ☺️

July and August are full! We are now currently taking initial appointments for September. Submit an appointment request on our website or email is for more information!
See our website link and email in our bio ☺️

What language skills should your child have?
All children develop and grow at different rates. However, we do have general stages of what language skills we would expect children to have at different ages.
If you have questions or concerns about your child’s language development, contact us via our website (link in bio) 🌈

Check out our blog posts on our website! We regularly add new posts that include helpful tips and info about children’s communication development. If you want to learn more about a specific area of communication, send us a DM or email and we can write up a post about it! 👍

Meet Emma!
Emma is a certified practicing Speech Pathologist with a passion for working with children! Emma’s areas of interest include speech sounds and literacy development. She loves supporting children and their families in achieving their goals!

Why do children see speech pathologists? 🗣
We help to support children’s development in a range of areas, including speech, language, literacy, social skills, fluency and voice.
If you have concerns with your child’s development in any of the these areas and would like support, contact us via our website (link in bio) 🤲

Celebrate your kids and the amazing things they can achieve today on International Children’s Day!

At Discover Speech Pathology, we love helping children achieve their goals and discover their full potential!

Speech sound development is vitally important for children and their ability to become confident communicators! These are the most current evidence-based standards for speech sound acquisition. If you have concerns about your child’s speech sounds, get in touch via our website (link in our bio) 🌈

Let us come to you! As a mobile clinic, Discover Speech Pathology can provide services at home, at school/ preschool or via Telehealth and we are flexible with our hours! Visit our website through the link in our bio to find out more.

At Discover Speech Pathology, we are passionate about supporting children to build their confidence and discover their voice!

Appointments available! We are now taking appointments for June. Visit our website to book an appointment with us!

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Discover your child’s potential with us!