Magda Szyma Mobile Speech Pathology

31/01/2022

Wishing all students a happy start to Term 1 of 2022!

09/12/2021

Hoping to be the lucky winner of a membership to the Informed SLP! Thanks to The DLD Project for this fun Christmas count down!

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: Congratulations to Vilmarysrivera. You are the lucky winner of this great prize. Please email us at connect@thedldproject.com to organise your prize. Thank you to everyone who entered. We look forward to bringing you more chances to win in the new year.

👩‍💻 WIN A 1 YEAR The Informed SLP MEMBERSHIP (one section)! Day 4 of our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways is here! To enter, all you need to do is:

1. Tag a friend in this post
2. Share this post to help raise DLD awareness

✨ TODAY'S PRIZE: Speech pathologists don’t have time to search the evidence. The Informed SLP save you time by finding the research for you. Find out more about today's prize here ==> https://www.theinformedslp.com/

Entries close Sun 19 Dec and winners will be announced on Mon 20 Dec. Good luck!

16/10/2021

Attention teachers and families! Check out this free online module from The DLD Project

The What is Language? What is DLD? course has been created to give parents and educators a brief overview of language and DLD.

14/10/2021

In just a few hours it will be DLD Awareness Day! Developmental Language Disorder is a condition that affects a person's ability to learn or communicate with others. On average 2 students in every class of 30 have DLD, but it is often undiagnosed. This year's campaign is raise teachers' awareness of DLD in the classroom and to so that these children can access the right supports and then learn and thrive! Organisations like The DLD Project and RADLD - Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder have some fantastic information, resources and training for parents of children with DLD, for teachers and for therapists. Thanks to all these great resources, there's no need to hesitate. Find out more and you too, can advocate for someone with DLD!

20/09/2021

I'm excited to be hearing from researchers from all over the world at...

your registration for idldrc 2021 is confirmed Thank you for registering for IDLDRC from 20-22 September ( )! This international virtual event will provide a platform to share Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) research across the globe. The conference aims to address the roadblocks to shar...

13/09/2021

Happy Roald Dahl Day! Why not celebrate this day by dipping into one of your Roald Dahl favourites... maybe Matilda, The BFG, or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Whichever you choose, you are guaranteed to be transported into a whimsical world filled with vivid characters. You can also check out some activities for the kids here:

Celebrate Roald Dahl Story Day with our very wonderful Roald Dahl Story Day party pack, full of ideas for fun and learning either at home or in the classroom!

08/09/2021

Did you know that Australia does not have a national strategy to support children’s language and literacy before they get to school?

Today is International Literacy Day 👍 We support the proposed National Early Language and Literacy Strategy launched today!

The proposed strategy sets out the scale of the issue; describes what is happening on the ground, in different communities, and puts forward a framework for action. It is condensed into four essential priority areas – family support within communities; early education and transitions; specialist support, and knowledge production and dissemination.

We recommend that you read the proposed National Early Language and Literacy Strategy and offer your support where you can ==> https://speechpathologyaustralia.cld.bz/Proposed-National-Early-Language-and-Literacy-Strategy-WEB

22/08/2021

It's Speech Pathology Week! Communication is key to socialising, learning, getting work and advocating for yourself. It is a basic human right. Although 1.2 million people in Australia live with a communication disability it is often an invisible disability. By raising people's awareness of communication disabilities we can start to remove some of the barriers that these individuals face.

Today is the start of Speech Pathology Week (22-28 August). The week aims to promote the speech pathology profession and how speech pathologists work with the 1.2 million Australians who have communication disability to ensure that ‘communication is everyone’s right’.

speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/week

27/02/2021

It's been a long time since I've posted here (my last post was dated pre-COVID-19 era!). Today, I will break the drought and share with you what I think is a brilliant website. The Curated Book List is a list of books selected by researchers, librarians and parents. The books are sorted into stages, to best suit the level of the reader. The books are also sorted into two categories: books that are recommended to be read aloud TO children, and books recommended to be read BY children. The former contain more complex language and themes that can be discussed with the grown up. And, if that wasn't fantastic enough, it is possible to locate the books in libraries worldwide via the WorldCat link. This is a real gem for a Speechie who is passionate about reading! See what you think! http://haskinsglobal.org/curated-book-list/?fbclid=IwAR1CegV8ORx5WDWoIrqzoDHUcSZJSiH0pQw4_Numy_acMaHP3pD365Dej18

Great books from infancy to adolescence

19/12/2018

06/11/2018

Today we commemorate Eleanor Roosevelt.

05/11/2018

I was just discussing this at a Kindy expo at one of the schools where I work. Does your child want to read the same book over and over again? Don't worry. It's actually helping them to learn and retain new words and information.

Children need the same information repeated to encode it permanently.