Dr Carolyn Cole Speech Language Pathology

26/02/2026

Working with words is always important!

26/02/2026

It’s important to ‘map’ information like this, not just talk it. Students with language learning challenges must have concepts shown so they have time to process, plus the chance to go back over the information.

Interrupting by Mrs Canaletto, Kindergarten teacher via Mrs. Male’s Masterpieces. I think she’s onto something 😂

♥️MNP

26/02/2026

26/02/2026

Great news!

When Ollie’s parents noticed their confident young boy started to develop a speech stutter they started him in speech therapy right away.

This is the best start to life Ollie’s parents could give him but the reality is cost can become a burden for many families wanting the support of a speechie.

That’s why our government is making it easier for families. Come 1 March we’re increasing Medicare rebated speech pathology sessions from a total of 5 sessions, to 8 assessment and 20 treatment sessions. Because every kid should have the best start to life.

23/02/2026

New Research Reveals The Hidden Cost Of Our Most Persistent Distraction. It's Worse Than You Think.

23/02/2026

You don’t need screens or flashcards to teach new words….

Helping your child learn new words doesn’t require “teaching” or constant repetition. Read about a study that shows how parents help children learn new words in the natural course of everyday interactions.

22/02/2026

I thought this was interesting.

22/02/2026

These kinds of activities are very helpful in building word analysis skills (supporting reading and understanding) and vocabulary.

02/02/2026

Several important characteristics of a Repeated Reading lesson must be present in order for it to be optimally effective.

📕Modelling of fluent reading
📕Positive feedback and correction
📕Goal setting, reinforcement, and self-monitoring
📕Previewing potentially unknown words before reading
📕Prompting students to focus on pace and meaning as they read
📕At least four repetitions of the same text (standard Repeated Reading) or a sufficiently similar text (‘Varied Practice’)

Find out more 👇👇👇

https://fivefromfive.com.au/fluency/evidence-based-fluency-instruction/repeated-reading/

27/01/2026