Useful Links
At Speech Pathology on Oak an aim of intervention is always to empower parents and carers to be informed on how to help their children, these links can help you get started.
Speech Pathology Australia provides information about typical speech and language milestones for your child's age.
These tips for building language development from The Hanen Centre are research based and divided into sections that directly relate to how your child is communicating now to give you the best advice on what you can do next.
Children typically develop sounds at different ages. Here is information on the ages and stages of typical sound development for 0-3 year olds and preschoolers.
SPELD NSW provides parents and teachers with support, assistance and resources for child with specific learning difficulties including dyslexia.
Hearing is important for speech and language development and for learning. An audiologist can assess your child's hearing.
The demand for Speech Pathology services is high and waiting times are common, Western NSW Local Health District have family friendly resources available to help you get started while you wait.