Bloom Speech Pathology

20/10/2025

Pointing is much more than just one of those cute things that babies do! It marks a huge milestone in a child’s development.

Read on to find out why and what you can do to encourage your child to point.
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03/10/2025

03/03/2025

A great article about how to get your child engaged with you while book reading.

Sharing books is a great way to build your child’s language and early literacy skills. But what if your child doesn’t seem interested in books or doesn’t pay attention for long? Here are some ideas to try out: https://bit.ly/41AMfxZ

24/02/2025

Your child learns to communicate by participating in enjoyable interactions with you about the things that matter to them. It’s within these everyday interactions that the language you use is most motivating for your child to learn. So, if you are on your phone, your child has fewer opportunities to learn to communicate.

During a busy day, it’s natural to turn to your smartphone, but new research suggests that small changes in how and when you use your phone may have a big effect on your child’s opportunities for language learning.

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21/02/2025

AFL season is almost here. A quick update today for a crows fan on ProLoQuo to add in the new players. A robust AAC system has a combination of core and fringe vocabulary.
Go Crows!!

20/02/2025

The Hanen Centre have well researched strategies to help your child interact and communicate. Ask our Hanen trained speech pathologists how we can help your child.

Children’s vocabulary grows when they participate in conversations and hear new words. To help a child understand a new word, use the following strategy during book reading!

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20/02/2025

We couldn’t live without our mini-whiteboards. So many uses - literacy activities, visual/written schedules and barrier games.

14/01/2025

Get along to a Key Word Sign Workshop this year! The 2025 flyer is out.

01/11/2024

22/10/2024

A fun activity for a 16yo Harry Styles fan who is an AAC user. We worked on her communication goals while dressing up Harry. It was great to hear what she thought of Harry’s iconic fits.

When activities are age appropriate and match a persons interest, the communication magic happens!