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Speech Pathologist

Speech Pathology Australia have developed an easy resource for when to know your child may need to see a speech pathologist.

When your child starts school it should be easy for everyone to understand their speech. What can most children do?

• Say all sounds well
• Start to know that speech sounds match written letters
• Hear and make rhyming words
• Hear and count the beats in words
• Make sentences with words that start with the same sound. For example, big brown bear
• Tell you what the first sound is in their name
• Tell you what the letter is called
• Break up the sounds in a small word. For example, c-a-t.

What do lots of children still find hard?

Up to 8 to 9 years old children find “th” sounds hard. For example, thumb. Also, the “s” and “z” sounds when their front teeth fall out. Children can make sounds together but may find it hard with sounds like “r” and “l”. For example,

• “scwatch” for scratch
• long words like hippopotamus, pumpkin.

How can parents help?

• Read to your child.
• Sing songs
• Play rhyming games
• Play “I spy”.

Contact a speech pathologist if you are worried your child is different to the normal stages or if adults cannot understand your child.

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This term students have been continuing to learn about telling the time, by o’clock and half past. Students enjoyed participating in fun activities in class and also made their own personalised clock to take home. We encourage parents to continue practicing telling the time at home with their child.

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As part of our Electives subject, Grade 1B have been making masks and puppets. Students have enjoyed making different kinds of masks and puppets in class. Have a look at some of the fun things we have made in class!