Speech and Growth Clinic

Speech and Growth Clinic We are a speech pathology service located in Leichhardt.

Not sure if your child needs speech therapy?Early support can make a big difference in clarity, confidence and learning....
17/11/2025

Not sure if your child needs speech therapy?
Early support can make a big difference in clarity, confidence and learning.
Book a free 15-minute consult with a qualified speech pathologist at our Leichhardt clinic. Click the link in our bio and complete our Contact Us form!

🗣️ From “Wion” to “Lion”! Mastering the /L/ SoundMany children replace the /L/ sound with a /W/ - saying “wike” instead ...
10/11/2025

🗣️ From “Wion” to “Lion”! Mastering the /L/ Sound

Many children replace the /L/ sound with a /W/ - saying “wike” instead of “like” or “wemon” instead of “lemon”. This process is called gliding, and while it’s typical in younger children, it becomes no longer age-appropriate as they get older.

When gliding persists, it can affect how children perceive and produce sounds - skills that are crucial for reading and spelling development. Clear articulation helps children build phonological awareness, the ability to hear and identify sounds in words, which forms the foundation for literacy success.

At Speech & Growth, we make speech therapy fun and engaging! Using mirrors, visuals, and playful activities, we help children build confidence and clarity with every sound they learn. 💬✨

đź“Ť Book an appointment at our Leichhardt or Sefton clinic via the link in our bio.

Worried about your child’s speech or communication skills? 🌟Early support makes a world of difference! Our experienced s...
08/11/2025

Worried about your child’s speech or communication skills? 🌟
Early support makes a world of difference! Our experienced speech pathologists are ready to help with speech clarity, language development, literacy, and much more.

We currently have immediate availability for sessions at our Leichhardt clinic or mobile visits across surrounding suburbs.
đź’¬ Get in touch or visit the link in our bio to learn more.

Lisps & Articulation Therapy 👅✨Does your child push their tongue forward when saying sounds like “s” or “z”? This can ma...
06/11/2025

Lisps & Articulation Therapy 👅✨
Does your child push their tongue forward when saying sounds like “s” or “z”? This can make their speech sound unclear or “slushy.”

Some speech sound errors are not age-appropriate and can persist into adulthood without support - impacting their clarity, confidence, and communication.

At our clinic, we use visual supports, tongue placement cues, and mirror feedback to help children see and feel where their tongue should go for accurate sound production.

🌟 Early intervention makes all the difference!
Contact us to learn how we can help your child speak with confidence.

School Visits & Literacy Intervention!At Speech & Growth Clinic, we offer school visits to support children who experien...
24/10/2025

School Visits & Literacy Intervention!
At Speech & Growth Clinic, we offer school visits to support children who experience challenges with reading and writing. Our team provides targeted literacy intervention for students with dyslexia, specific learning disorders, or general literacy delays.

We collaborate closely with teachers to help children build confidence and reach their learning potential. 📚✨

Contact us to find out how we can support your school or child!

Autism and visual supports… it’s a no brainer! Visual supports are one of the most evidence-based tools for helping chil...
21/10/2025

Autism and visual supports… it’s a no brainer!

Visual supports are one of the most evidence-based tools for helping children with autism thrive. Here we used a communication board with Mr Potato pieces to help our non verbal client request items to build her Mr Potato (until her AAC device was ready to use!)

Research shows that visuals (like picture schedules, communication boards, cue cards, and visual timers) help children:
✔️ Understand what’s expected
✔️ Reduce anxiety and frustration
✔️ Improve communication and independence
✔️ Manage transitions more smoothly

Because visuals stay in view, they give children more time to process information and feel confident in what comes next - making daily routines and learning moments calmer and more predictable.

Puppets are such a powerful tool in therapy for supporting children’s interactions and social skill development. 🧸 We us...
19/10/2025

Puppets are such a powerful tool in therapy for supporting children’s interactions and social skill development. 🧸

We use them to act out social stories that reflect real-life moments - like joining a game, asking to play, or sharing with a friend. Puppets can also act as gentle “social buffers,” reducing the fear or pressure some children feel when speaking, and helping them practise conversations in a safe, playful way.

They’re especially effective for children with developmental differences (including ASD), as they capture attention and create natural opportunities for social learning through play. 💬

Pretend play with your child gives them a natural way to think, talk, and interact - strengthening both their language a...
17/10/2025

Pretend play with your child gives them a natural way to think, talk, and interact - strengthening both their language and social worlds! đź’¬

Through imaginative play, children use richer vocabulary, more complex sentences, and practise important social skills like turn-taking, negotiation, and perspective-taking.

Looking for a Christmas gift that supports learning through play? We highly recommend doll houses with people figurines to spark these amazing moments!

Pretend play with your child gives them a natural way to think, talk, and interact - strengthening both their language a...
17/10/2025

Pretend play with your child gives them a natural way to think, talk, and interact - strengthening both their language and social worlds! đź’¬
Through imaginative play, children use richer vocabulary, more complex sentences, and practise important social skills like turn-taking, negotiation, and perspective-taking.

Looking for a Christmas gift that supports learning through play? We highly recommend doll houses with people figurines to spark these amazing moments!

We’re hiring! Speech & Growth Clinic is looking for a passionate Paediatric Speech Pathologist to join our supportive te...
19/09/2025

We’re hiring!
Speech & Growth Clinic is looking for a passionate Paediatric Speech Pathologist to join our supportive team in Sefton or Leichhardt.

📍At our Sefton clinic, our room is conveniently placed within a childcare setting , meaning true collaboration with early childhood educators and embedding speech goals directly into children’s learning environment.
📍At our Liechhardt clinic, you’ll work alongside the experienced team at , enjoying frequent collaboration with highly skilled and friendly OTs.

If you value continuous learning and want to make a real difference in children’s lives, we’d love to hear from you!

đź“© Email your resume to: info@speechandgrowthclinic.com.au

A speech pathologist can help determine your child’s level of understanding when it comes to following instructions.👂Whe...
15/09/2025

A speech pathologist can help determine your child’s level of understanding when it comes to following instructions.

đź‘‚Where might the breakdown be happening?
• Limited vocabulary
• Difficulty with positional concepts (e.g. under, between, in, on)
• Trouble with two or multi stepdirections due to working memory challenges

Once we identify the area of difficulty, we use fun, play-based methods to teach your child what’s missing. One example is barrier games like the one pictured, interactive activities where a barrier is placed between two players, and the child must give or follow instructions to complete a task. For example, here the speech pathologist might say “Put the turtle under the boat” and both players check to see if their pictures match. It’s a playful way to strengthen listening, comprehension, and expressive skills!

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Suite 1 Level 1, 23 Balmain Road Leichhardt
Sydney, NSW
2040

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 8:30am - 1pm

Telephone

+61435750633

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