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USEFUL RESOURCES & LINKS TO ASSIST PARENTS

Resources for Parents

ORGANISATIONS


Speech Pathology Australia    ​National peak body for the speech pathology profession in Australia.
American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)     Provide good resource information. 
TherapyConnect   A tool to help families navigate the therapy pathway for their child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).  

​SPEECH & LANGUAGE


​1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 
​5 years
 
Developmental Milestones
​QLD Government Child Development Milestones 
    
Raising Children Network ​
​Offers lots of great reference guides to parents on many topics.
Speech Language Therapy dot com​  ​
​Caroline Bowen's website provides a wealth of knowledge for parents and professionals on all things to do with Children's Communication Difficulties.
​​The Hanen Centre: Helping You Help Children Communicate
​The Hanen Centre is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization committed to supporting parents, early childhood educators and speech-language pathologists in their efforts to promote the best possible language, social and literacy skills in young children.

​Key Word Sign Australia

​Key Word Sign is the use of manual signs and natural gesture to support communication.

LITERACY


Lets Read
Let’s Read is a national, evidence-based early literacy initiative that promotes reading with children from birth to five years.  Find our how to develop emergent literacy skills, language skills and foster a love of reading from an early age.
Australian Dyslexia Association
Concerned you're child might have dyslexia?  The ADA offers a pre-assessment you can do with your child to see if further full assessment in needed. They will look at your child's results and send you a report summarising the results. A fee is involved.

Dyslexia quick
online screening tools for parents

There are a number of dyslexia screeners available online for personal use to help you determine if you and/or your child requires further indepth assessment to determine if they might have dyslexia:
  • International Dyslexia Association Self-Assessment Tool (for adults)
  • International Dyslexia Association Dyslexia Screener (for children)

FEEDING


Caring for Children Birth to 5 years    ​
​Useful feeding guidelines

STUTTERING


Lidcombe Program                                         A well researched evidence based program for 2-7 year old children who are stuttering.

SALIVA CONTROL


Saliva Control in Children    
​Guidelines provided by the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne.

CLEFT LIP AND PALATE


Cleft Connect Australia
Support and useful information for families
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Sarah Creagh
Speech Pathologist Kingscliff
Mob: 0466 911 315
​Email Enquiries: [email protected]​
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ABN:93696494306
www.speechsmart.com.au
Speech Pathology Services to families in the Tweed Region : Kingscliff - Salt - Cudgen -Casuarina - Cabarita - Hastings Point - Pottsville - Banora Point - Tweed Heads - Terranora - Murwillumbah
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  • Home
  • Services
    • About
    • What We Do >
      • Speech, Language and Fluency Therapy
      • Literacy and Phonological Awareness Skills
      • Feeding Difficulties
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Funding Support
    • Fees
  • RESOURCES
    • Communication Tips
    • Communication Red Flags
    • Resouces and Links
    • Worksheets & Handouts
    • Blog
  • Contact