Here's a summary of all our posts of 2014! Just in case you missed any here's a list of all our posts for 2014 to help you help kids with their learning and development, from the Talking Matters team!
Activities and play ideas! Looking for something to do with the kids? Here are some ways to have fun and learn at the same time.
5 sunny day ideas
5 preschool Christmas crafts
Top 10 toddler toys
25 ways to pretend
Speech, language and communication. Here are some tips from our speechies. If you want more here is a link to all our posts on speech and language.
10 speech tips
preschool language 101
Why use PECS?
Procedures 12 ways
Favourite fluency resources
Tips for school aged kids. Find out how to help your child be ready for school, make a positive start and succeed as well as what to do if you need some help.
How to be school ready
10 school report worries
50 pre writing skills tips
50 ready to read ideas
Tips for handwriting
10 school ready tips
Sharing news
Ready for school
Literacy. Find out how kids learn to read and write and what to do if you child needs extra help.
Emergent literacy
Multi-sensory words
Books for literacy
Starting sound awareness
More sound awareness
About dyslexia
Social skills. Help your child be happy and confident and learn to get along with others.
How to help kids emotions
How to get along
7 social skills tips
10 tips for social play
Kids feeling good?
Confidence for kids
Social skill resources
Motor, sensory and daily living skills. Tips from our OTs on all those practical, day to day activities.
Motor planning 101
35 motor tips from OTs
learn outdoors 40 ways
9 strong kid ideas
Strong hands and fingers
50 activities for senses
Touch
What are ADLs?
Autism Spectrum Disorders. We have a special interest in kids with ASD at Talking Matters. Here are some of our top tips for helping them shine!
14 questions about ASD
30 strategies for ASD
25 tips for talking diagnosis
10 tips for high functioning ASD
Strategies for parents. Ideas for helping your kids and help you too!
Using praise
10 ways visuals help
Do you care for you?
About services for kids with special needs. For when you need some extra help.
What does an OT do?
OT assessment 101
Do we need NDIS?
FAQ about speech pathology
FAQ about therapy
Whats the cost?
The Talking Matters team would like to thank all the children and the families we work with, our colleagues, readers and followers for their support in 2014. We look forward to working with you in 2015.
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