Rebecca Wakeford Speech Therapy

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.

The first rule of reading is to keep your eyes on the words.Pictures can be great for aiding meaning, but not for the ac...
06/11/2025

The first rule of reading is to keep your eyes on the words.
Pictures can be great for aiding meaning, but not for the actual reading of the word. Pictures should not be used as a strategy to figure out the word! Reading is accomplished with letter-by-letter processing of the word.

Is your child a decent reader, but you notice that they are not as strong with spelling skills?Many children who seem to...
05/11/2025

Is your child a decent reader, but you notice that they are not as strong with spelling skills?

Many children who seem to be fluent readers, but have difficulties spelling, have phonemic awareness gaps. They have most likely memorized many words so they get by. The problem comes later on, when they need to read more challenging texts. They will not be able to rely on memorizing anymore and these gaps will become more obvious.

Make sure you identify these gaps as soon as possible and start working on these early skills. That’s how they will experience long term success.

We DON’T teach sounds in the A-Z order.Rather we teach sounds in the way we would see letters within texts. Remember we ...
04/11/2025

We DON’T teach sounds in the A-Z order.
Rather we teach sounds in the way we would see letters within texts. Remember we teach the names and the sounds at the same time often starting with:
s, a, t, p, i, n, c, m and o

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03/11/2025

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Tips for Speech and Language Development:CHOICES
02/11/2025

Tips for Speech and Language Development:
CHOICES

Do boys speak later than girls?Yes and no. Girls do speak earlier than boys however; they are still developing those ski...
01/11/2025

Do boys speak later than girls?
Yes and no. Girls do speak earlier than boys however; they are still developing those skills in the same general timeframe/ age range. Girls seem to be on the earlier end and boys on the later end of the normal age range.

Tips for Speech and Language Development:MINIMIZE DISTRACTIONS
30/10/2025

Tips for Speech and Language Development:
MINIMIZE DISTRACTIONS

No. There is a difference between ‘baby talk’ and ‘parentese’. Baby talk is ‘immature’ talking, with made-up words such ...
29/10/2025

No. There is a difference between ‘baby talk’ and ‘parentese’. Baby talk is ‘immature’ talking, with made-up words such as “Cute wittle shoesies.” This does not help your little one much as they aren’t hearing real words much of the time.

Parentese it is normal speech (with normal grammar), that involves real words, elongated vowels and exaggerated tones of voice. This gets your little ones’ attention and helps them learn language better.

Tips for Speech and Language Development:PLAY
27/10/2025

Tips for Speech and Language Development:
PLAY

Do bilingual children reach language milestones slower?No. They reach milestones in the same time frame as monolingual c...
26/10/2025

Do bilingual children reach language milestones slower?
No. They reach milestones in the same time frame as monolingual children.

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147 Sefako Makgatho Drive, Sinoville
Pretoria
0182

Telephone

+27736008980

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