Prep Easy Group Therapy
What is Prep Easy Group Therapy? Our Prep Easy program is suitable for Prep students who struggle with reading and spelling. This group targets skills that are required to learn to read and spell in Prep. Our Prep Easy includes activities that help build the following skills: oral language, phonological awareness, phonics, and vocabulary. This blog […]
Building Buddies – Building Lego AND Friendships!
Building Buddies is TalkHQ’s Lego group therapy program that helps kids strengthen their social communication skills while playing with Lego. It is suitable for neurodivergent children who love playing Lego. Playing with Lego is a great opportunity for all children to develop their language and socialise. We believe our Building Buddies program creates a maximally […]
What is TalkHQ’s Sounds-Write For Literacy Group?
During the school holidays, TalkHQ offers an array of group therapy programs. One of our highest sought-after groups is called Sounds-Write For Literacy Group. This blog will explain what this group is about, who it is most suitable for and why it benefits these clients. I will also address some of our FAQs that we […]
What is a Single Strategy Session?
What is a Single Strategy Session? (or SSS for short as it is a bit of a mouthful!) The single strategy session is one of our many initiatives to help kids access speech pathology sooner. We know waiting lists are frustrating for parents. We also know that early intervention is important. This is why we […]
Speech Pathology and the NDIS
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been an amazing advancement in supporting Australians with disability. As speech pathologists, we love that it has helped increase access to speech pathology for many families. We also love the focus on early intervention. Parents now understand the importance of seeking help for their children at an earlier […]
Understanding Speech Pathology assessments
At TalkHQ, we know that getting a clear picture of your child’s communication strengths and challenges is crucial. That’s why our speech therapy aseeessments are designed to give you the insights you need to support your child’s development. Why Are Assessments Important? Speech therapy assessments for children help us understand what kind of help your […]
Allied Health Assistants in Speech Pathology
TalkHQ and Allied Health Assistants TalkHQ Speech Pathology is excited to announce our allied health assistant speech pathology therapy sessions. This is another TalkHQ waiting list initiative. We want to help children who are waiting for speech pathology. This blog outlines what is an allied health assistant in speech pathology. Also, we address many frequently […]
Struggling readers and sight words
Struggling readers often struggle to learn and recall sight words. But what are sight words? The true meaning of “sight words” is that the child can recognise and read the word as soon as they see it. When children start school they are often given lists of sight words to learn each week. This can […]
What funding can I get to help pay for speech pathology?
We understand that speech pathology is an investment of parents’ time and money. Did you know there are some great avenues of funding to help families pay for speech pathology? Your child may be eligible to receive funding through a number of sources, some of which are listed below. National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funding […]
What is AAC?
Augmented and Alternative Communication (AAC) AAC helps to give everyone a voice. Using AAC with your child can increase their vocabulary, ease their frustrations with communication and give your child a voice. Augmented and alternative communication can be high-tech or low-tech, aided or unaided. How can augmented communication help your child? We all use […]
