Dyslexia is more prevalent than you may think. Around 20,000 primary and secondary school students are affected by the disorder locally. Based on statistics from the Dyslexia Association of Singapore, this works out to a rate of between 4% to Read more…
What are Visual Schedules? A visual schedule is like a visual organizer. For many of us, hardly a day goes by without our phone calendars prompting us about our various appointments. Likewise, a visual schedule can also help children to Read more…
What are gestures? Gesture is defined as an action or movement of the body with an intention to communicate an idea or meaning. Since it does not involve words, it is a non-verbal form of communication. Long before a child Read more…
Why Do We Mess Up the TH Sound? The TH sound is the one where many of us Singaporeans trip up. As Singaporeans, we tend to say “mons” instead of “months” and “mouf” instead of “mouth”. I’m not sure why Read more…
Why are Pronouns So Difficult to Teach? Pronouns by nature are abstract. Compared to words like “banana” or “car” which the child can see and touch, pronouns have no form nor shape. There’s nothing that you can hold up and Read more…
Prepositions are not taught with Flash Cards Thinking about prepositions reminds me of a child I saw a long time ago. His mum was really proud that he knew all his prepositions (or location words). However, when I tested it Read more…
Wondering what an error with the S sound sounds like? Just listen to a an interview with Mike Tyson. You’d notice that his tongue is between his teeth, and it almost sounds like he is making the TH sound. Or Read more…
“Children with ASD who are not talking by 4, are unlikely to ever do so.” This advice was commonly heard when I was a student. Sadly, this distressing piece of information had caused many families to give up on their Read more…
What does a Speech Therapist do? As a speech therapist, I am often asked about my job. It is not a very common occupation in Singapore and many people are unaware of what we do. So in this post, I’d Read more…
“Wook! There’s a cat over there!” “I hurt my yeg”. These kind of utterances are common among children who have difficulty pronouncing the L sound. As you can see, these children often substitute the L sound with the W or Read more…