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Assessment

Before we begin therapy, we take the time to get to know your child through a comprehensive assessment. This process allows us to understand your child’s communication strengths and areas of need, ensuring that any support provided is tailored and effective. Assessments may involve formal standardised tests, informal observations, parent or teacher interviews, and play-based interactions depending on your child’s age and goals.

At House of Speech, we believe parents and carers are the key ingredient in a child’s progress. You are involved in every step of the process, and your insights are invaluable. Our assessment process includes time for you to share what’s working, what’s challenging, and what matters most—so we can work together on functional goals that truly support your child in everyday life.

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We have skilled clinicians who can provide intervention in the following domains

intervention

Once we’ve identified your child’s strengths and support needs through assessment, we create a personalised therapy plan tailored to their goals and interests. Therapy sessions are engaging, play-based, and focused on building communication skills in a way that’s meaningful and motivating for your child.

Depending on what suits your child best, therapy may be delivered by a speech pathologist or a trained therapy assistant under the guidance of a speech pathologist, either in person or via telehealth.

At House of Speech, all intervention is grounded in evidence-based practice. We combine current research, our clinical expertise, and your unique knowledge of your child to ensure that therapy is effective, functional, and family-centred. Our goal is to create real-life change in the environments that matter most to your child.

    • Phonological Disorders 

    • Phonological Delays 

    • Articulation Intervention 

    • Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) 

    • Vocabulary Development

    • Sentence Structure and Grammar

    • Understanding of Language

    • Narrative Comprehension and Development

    • Oral Narrative Development

    • Late Talkers

    • Use of Visuals

    • Development of Early Communication Skills

    • Imitation Development

    • Phonological Awareness Skills

    • Targeted Literacy Intervention using Sounds Write

    • Group Based Literacy Support

    • Learning to Decode and Read Words

    • Targeted Spelling Intervention

  • We support all AAC users and provide communication partner training. We are proficient in supporting children using low tech and high tech AAC. Some examples our clinicians use include:

    • Developing low tech communication visuals

    • Use of Proloquo2go and Proloquo

    • TD Snap

    • P.O.D.D Book

    • Eye Gaze and Alternative Access

  • Our speech pathologists work with teenage clients to develop functional communication skills. These may include the communication needed for:

    • Initiating and maintaining social connections

    • Independently completing Activities of Daily Living such as ordering, making phone calls and written communication

    • Learning about self and how to advocate

    • Working within a group

    • Workplace development and skill building

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