RADIO INTERVIEWS
Christian discusses myths and misunderstandings held by parents regarding children's speech and language development.
Christian talks about milestones in a child's speech and language development and when parents might have cause to be concerned.
Christian focusses on children's early language development and indicators of language delay.
Christian discusses vocabulary development in children – why it's so important, what factors impact on language development, and what parents can do.
Christian discusses children's language comprehension. How can parents support a child's understanding of spoken language and spot delays in their child's comprehension?
Christian discusses the various kinds of lisps that affect children, which ones stay and which ones go away?
Christian shares ways to support your child's language development using the routines of daily life.
Christian talks about stuttering in children, when to be concerned and how to help.
Christian shares about the use of dummies/pacifiers and their effect on speech and language development.
Christian discusses how language learning difficulties can impact children's learning and literacy development.
Explore the process by which children acquire two or more languages, the benefits, common misunderstandings, when to be concerned and how to support dual language learners.
Christian shares the varying styles used when reading with preschoolers and strategies to enhance book time.
Christian shares how parents can use visual methods (hand drawn pictures, photos, flow charts) to communicate their expectations to their children. Visual strategies discussed include supporting children to understand what's happening next, behaviour management, making choices and more.
Christian discusses a range of strategies for parents to support their child's language development.
Christian talks with Lynn Freeman about the psychology of the struggling learner, a framework to approach these learners and introduces some strategies to support them to re-engage with learning.
STRUGGLING LEARNERS - PART 2 (STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT)
Christian continues the topic of struggling learners with a focus on practical ideas to support.
Christian talks about the development of speech sounds in preschoolers, what's normal and when should a parent be concerned?
Christian talks about the link between early speech / language development and later literacy skills and red flags for literacy failure.
Christian discusses what's most important when it comes to children having a successful school start.
Christian explains the developmental stages of child play and strategies to use when playing with children to support language development.
Listen in as Christian talks about the 5 most common speech sound errors in 5 year olds and tips and tricks to fix them.
Christian returns to the subject of the 5 most common speech sound errors in 5 year olds and tips and tricks to fix them.
Christian discusses tongue tie - what is it? What are the implications for speech and language development? Is surgery necessary?
Christian explores the topic of glue ear and discusses its cause, the impact on children's communication development and how it is treated.
QUESTION DEVELOPMENT IN PRESCHOOLERS PART 1
Christian discusses the importance of question development, the order of development and strategies to help.
QUESTION DEVELOPMENT IN PRESCHOOLERS PART 2
Christian continues the discussion on the order of question development and strategies to encourage questions.
WHEN CHILDREN CAN'T SAY 'R' AND 'TH' SOUNDS
Christian discusses common errors affecting the R and TH sounds in children, adolescents and adults and some ideas on how to fix it.
Christian discusses the critical role imitation skills play in the development of gesture, sounds and words.
Christian revisits the topic of stuttering to discuss what it is, how it presents in a child's speech, its impact, possible causes, treatment options and how parents and teachers can help.
Christian talks with Kathryn about the condition of CAS, it's impact on children's speech, mild, moderate and severe forms of CAS and treatment options available.
Christian discusses tongue thrust and how often a common lisp can be the first sign of a wider tongue thrust issue. Christian describes the presentation of tongue thrust in children's speech, it's impact on teeth alignment, face shape, sleep and how the condition is treated.
What language skills are important for new entrants to succeed when starting school?
Christian and Kathryn discuss the TH sound - difficulties making the sound and how to fix it.