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Rebecca Wakeford Speech Therapy

Paediatric speech therapy practice in Sinoville, Pretoria. Practices in Pretoria East (Die Wilgers) and Pretoria North (Sinoville).

Services in English and Afrikaans.

18/02/2026

Sometimes 2 words actually count as 1 word.

Words that are learned as one chunk and have one meaning counts as one word. When your child is starting to use some 2-word phrases, keep in mind that some combinations wouldn’t count as a two-word phrase.

Here are some examples:
• All done
• Thank you
• Bye-bye
• Ice cream

17/02/2026

Decoding is the ability to sound out an unknown word, using letter-sound knowledge. We need to blend sounds to read the unknown word.

If your little one struggles with decoding, they will lack the mental energy to comprehend. Decoding is about the letter-sound relationships. Decoding is sounding out the word, but you need bending too to put those sounds back together to read the word.

16/02/2026

Will using sign languages and pictures stop your little one from using verbal language?

Research has concluded that these things actually increase verbal communication. It also allows your little one the opportunity to communicate earlier. This then increases relationships and decreases frustration.

15/02/2026

Concepts your little ones should understand by a certain age:

3 years:
• Next to
• Beside
• Between
• Same
• Now
• Later

4 years:
• Behind
• In front
• Around
• Different
• Nearest
• Through

5 years:
• Before
• After
• Over
• Middle
• More
• Less
• First
• Last

14/02/2026

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13/02/2026

A is for articulation. This is a general term for the pronunciation of speech sounds by our ‘articulators’ (our teeth, lips, tongue etc). A child with an articulation disorder might skip certain sounds, substitute them, or distort them.

12/02/2026

B is for bilabial. This is a class of sounds made with both lips. In English, the bilabial consonant sounds are /m/, /b/ and /p/.

11/02/2026

C is for communication. This is the transmission of a message from a sender to a recipient through a medium. It could be verbal, non-verbal or written.

10/02/2026

D is for dysfluency. Dysfluent speech is talking with an irregular flow where some sounds may be elongated, airflow may be interrupted, and sounds, words, or phrases may be repeated.

09/02/2026

E is for echolalia. This is the repetition (imitation) of words, phrases or sentences that occurs with or without meaning. The imitation could happen immediately after you say the words or later on.

08/02/2026

F is for functional language. This refers to language we use we use in everyday activities or functional situations. Communication and language learning happen all the time, even when we aren’t talking. Therefore, language practice should happen naturally through our daily interactions.

07/02/2026

G is for generalization. This is the process of using a skill learned in therapy in a broader or “real life” context.

Address

147 Sefako Makgatho Drive, Sinoville
Pretoria
0182

Telephone

+27736008980

Website

http://rebeccawakefordspeechtherapy.medeweb.co.za/

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