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Little Leaps Speech Therapy

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Little Leaps Speech Therapy

Riverland Based Speech Pathologist specialising in Early Intervention

04/12/2025

Little Leaps Family!

Here are our Christmas closure dates, we hope you all have a lovely break and we cannot wait to share what 2026 looks like for us over here!

you may have noticed we have been a bit quiet on our socials - all your questions will be answered soon! 😱😮😁

30/10/2025

WORLD TEACHERS DAY 👩🏻‍🏫

Everyday is a great day to celebrate your teachers but especially today. Hats off to the teachers who each and every day show up for our children!

📧 admin@littleleapsspeechtherapy.com.au

29/10/2025

As we go into Halloween tomorrow 👻✨ here are our tips to incorporate speech development opportunities. 🕸️

🧙‍♀️ Play pretend. Be witches, ghosts, or superheroes and practice describing what you see and do!

🍬 Name Halloween treats, great for vocabulary and sound practice.

🎨 Make spooky crafts. Talk about colours, shapes, and steps (First we cut. Then we glue!).

🗣️ Practice sounds. Try saying boo, pumpkin, spider, or ghost for speech goals.

💬 Use AAC or visuals, label costumes, feelings, and choices (I want, I see, I’m scared!).

Whether you celebrate halloween or not in Australia, every conversation , big or small, helps your child find their voice. 💛

Happy Halloween!

📧 admin@littleleapsspeechtherapy.com.au

27/10/2025

Play turns language learning into something fun, natural, and meaningful. It's how kids explore the world and learn to connect with others—one word at a time.

💬 1. Encourages Communication. When kids play, they naturally want to talk, listen, and interact. Whether they're pretending to cook, building with blocks, or playing with others.

🧠 2. Builds Vocabulary. Different types of play introduce children to new words in a fun, meaningful way. Kids learn and remember words better when they’re connected to hands-on experiences.

🧸 3. Supports Sentence Building. During play, kids often combine words into sentences. This helps them practice grammar and more complex language structures in a natural way.

👥 4. Teaches Social Language. Play teaches the rules of conversation and social interaction. taking in turns, listening to others and reading body language and facial expressions.

🎭 5. Boosts Imagination and Storytelling. Imaginative play helps kids create stories with a beginning, middle, and end. This supports narrative skills, which are important for reading and writing later on

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22/10/2025

Lately, at Little Leaps, we have graduated a few clients as they have reached their speech goals with us. Some of these goals have been;

🌟 Speaking clearly – helping with sounds and pronunciation.

🌟 Understanding and using words – building vocabulary and learning how to form sentences.

🌟 Listening and following directions – improving attention and comprehension.

🌟 Using social language – learning how to take turns in conversation, make eye contact, and understand social cues.

Therapy sessions are tailored to each child’s needs and often involve families too, so parents and caregivers can support progress at home.

📧 admin@littleleapsspeechtherapy.com.au

15/10/2025

Modeling sounds is a great way to help your child with their speech, but how do you do it?

Here are our top tips to help

👂 Say the word slowly and clearly.

😊 Put a little emphasis on the tricky sound.

👐 Keep it fun and natural, take off the pressure.

😁 Stand in front of a mirror and mouth the sounds together.

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13/10/2025

Augmentative and Alternative Communication gives children a way to express themselves. That could be through signs, pictures, gestures, or communication devices. 📕📗

AAC supports:
- Language development in everyday life
- Connection with family and friends
- Emotional expression and regulation
- Confidence and independence

It's most powerful when it's part of a child's world everywhere.
When AAC is available and modelled in all settings, it helps unlock speech and language and gives them access to communication for a variety of intents.

📧 admin@littleleapsspeechtherapy.com.au

09/10/2025

Who benefits from AAC?

🌟 Children who are non-speaking or minimally verbal. For example, children with autism, developmental delays, or apraxia of speech.

🌞 Children whose speech is hard to understand. AAC can support clearer communication while speech develops.

🧡 Children with physical disabilities that affect speech. Such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, or Down syndrome.

🔸 Children with temporary speech loss after surgery or injury affecting the mouth, throat, or vocal cords.

⭐️ Children with developmental or genetic conditions like Rett syndrome, Angelman syndrome, or global developmental delay.

🌻 Children who are late talkers but understand language well. AAC can give them a way to express themselves earlier and support spoken language development.

📧 admin@littleleapsspeechtherapy.com.au

06/10/2025

What is AAC?

AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, it’s all about helping kids communicate in ways beyond spoken words.

✨ AAC can be:

🖼️ Symbols & pictures. Pointing to a photo of 'drink' for water

🤟🏼 Signs & gestures. Using hands to say 'more' or 'finished'

📱Devices & apps. By pressing a button that enables your child let you know they need a 'drink' or want to 'play'

AAC gives children another voice while they build their speech and language skills. Every child deserves a way to be heard.

📧 admin@littleleapsspeechtherapy.com.au

02/10/2025

🌎 International AAC Awareness Month is celebrated around the world each October. 🧡 The goal is to raise awareness of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and to inform the public about the many different ways in which children and adults communicate using communication devices.

Follow us to find out what AAC is and how children use it to help them in everyday life. If you think your child could use the help of AAC swing us an email. 📟

📧 admin@littleleapsspeechtherapy.com.au

25/09/2025

School Holidays are just around the corner. Here are our school holiday speech and language development ideas. Fun for the whole family.

🎨 Craft & Chat 🎨 Talk about colours, shapes and actions while creating crafts.

📚 Story Adventures 📚 Read a book and ask, “What happened first? What happened next?”

🍳 Holiday Helpers 🍳 Cook together and name each step.

🏞️ Out & About 🏞️ Go on a scavenger hunt for things that start with the same sound.

🎲 Games & Giggles 🎲 Play turn-taking games to build social and language skills.

Tell us what you're up to this school holidays!

📧 admin@littleleapsspeechtherapy.com.au.

23/09/2025

✨ Sounds of the Day ✨

This week we’re having fun with the 'K' sound! 🐱🥒🎂

Practice doesn’t have to be boring, try saying 'K' words while playing I Spy or cooking in the kitchen. Kids learn best when they’re laughing and having fun! 💬💛

What 'K' word can your child spot at home today?

📧 admin@littleleapsspeechtherapy.com.au

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2 Edward Street
Loxton, SA
5333

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	2pm - 5pm

Website

http://www.littleleapsspeechtherapy.com.au/

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