Petria Allen Speech Pathologist

31/07/2020

new favourite book alert!

14/07/2020

Free online language development modules for parents of under 5s via Curtin University

“Calling parents of children aged 5 years and younger Free online training program (3x30 minutes) on language development and strategies. Our honours students have created a high quality product! Try it out :) Please email expressions of interest to: languagetogether@yahoo.com”

23/04/2020

This clip has been shared a lot (With good reason! It's gorgeous!). Re-sharing with Jeff Guenzel's (Interdisciplinary Council on Development and Learning) short, powerful, blog below. Connection through 'being with' builds positive relationships and self-worth.

The other day I wrote about how one of the best ways to think about supporting you child’s social emotional health is to use the first...

30/03/2020

Bruce Perry on starting school: "A sense of safety comes from consistent, attentive, nurturing, and sensitive attention to each child's needs...... it comes from the consistency of interaction from the teacher"

Advice for making students feel emotionally safe in the classroom from the time they start school. Tips include keeping things simple, establishing a predictable routine,

21/11/2019

https://firstwordsproject.com/16-actions-with-objects-by

Did I mention how good these resources are?!

21/11/2019

https://firstwordsproject.com/16-gestures-by-16-months/

Amazing resource! 16 gestures by 16 months

21/11/2019

https://scgc.firstwordsproject.com/ages/7-8Months

Incredible series of resources to be found at firstwordsproject.com

21/11/2019

The results from this year’s Phonic Screening Check are showing overall improvement, demonstrating that a renewed focus on phonics is lifting literacy outcomes and learning in South Australian government schools. 52 per cent of Year 1 students scored at or above the expected achievement level by c...

18/10/2019

The older struggling spellers I work with often have one parent who is good at spelling, and one parent who isn’t. No prizes for guessing who inherited whose spelling-related genes. The three of them often come to our first session. After we’ve done some assessment, we often have a conversation ...

18/10/2019

Most of the schools I visit are unsurprisingly keen to explore ideas to narrow the gap between their most and least advantaged students. Whilst there are also sorts of complex chains of causation w…

17/10/2019

My happy place is...when adults have this moment of realisation: my child is 'connection seeking'. 'Attunement seeking' and 'Attachment Seeking' complete the package.
This poster from Tracey Farrell, is indeed an absolute 'hidden treasure'.

17/10/2019

Watch the 8 minute segment of loose parts play We were excited to be invited to be a part of ABC Catalyst’s program on Risk which aired on Tuesday, 8 October. Presenter, Lily Serna, explored …