Speech Therapy Cape Town

Promoting Speech & Language Development in Everyday Activities

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019

Through simple daily interactions and experiences, you can help your toddler acquire new speech and language skills. Speech and Language Therapist, Carianne Vermeulen, shows us how easy it is to create learning opportunities from everyday activities. Language is important because… Read More »

What does a Speech & Language Therapist Do?

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019

Speech and language therapists (SLTs) use child-centred, play based activities to assess and treat communication difficulties (as well as feeding difficulties), a toddler or child may present with. As communication skills are crucial for intellectual, educational, social and emotional development,… Read More »

Language and Speech Development in a Child 5 Years and Older

February 17, 2019February 27, 2019

What speech and language development can you expect to see at this age? Your child recognizes letters and begins to match letters and their sounds Recognizes some words by sight Identifies and writes uppercase and lowercase letters Begins to write letters… Read More »

Language and Speech Development in a Child 4-5 Years

February 17, 2019February 27, 2019

What speech and language development can you expect to see at this age? Your child understands yesterday, today and tomorrow Follows three-step instructions without cues Speech is 75-90% intelligible Your child has an expressive vocabulary of 1500-1600 words Tells simple… Read More »

Does My Child Need Speech Therapy?

February 3, 2019February 27, 2019

Look out for these signs Hearing your baby say her first word is a memorable milestone, but what if she doesn’t seem to be communicating as effectively as her peers? Many parents are advised to consider speech therapy if they… Read More »

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