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What is Visual Perception and Why Does it Matter for Your Child?

June 9, 2025

As a paediatric occupational therapist, I often see children who have difficulty processing and making sense of the visual information around them. While many people might assume that visual perception …

Engaging Children in Shared Book Reading – Information for Educators

June 2, 2025

Do you find it challenging to keep a group of children engaged when reading stories together? Shared book reading is a powerful tool for fostering language and literacy development in …

Engaging in Book Reading with Your Child

May 26, 2025

Do you find it difficult to keep your child engaged when reading together? Shared book reading is a great way to support language and literacy development, but factors like attention, …

Celebrating Neurodiversity: Embracing Neurodiverse-Affirming Practice in Allied Health

May 12, 2025

At Cooee Speech Pathology, we believe every individual deserves to be seen, heard, and supported as they are. In recent years, there’s been a growing global and local movement—particularly in …

The link between engagement & language

May 5, 2025

Being a children’s therapy clinic, the therapists at Cooee Speech Pathology frequently see families who are eager for support to help their child learn to talk; so the child can …

How does problem solving develop through play?

April 28, 2025

Kids have a drive to play! Through play they learn about the world around them, explore ideas, learn how things work and test their ideas. In this joint blog, Speech …

5 park games to build motor planning & following directions

April 14, 2025

“Grab your bag and hop in the car”, “brush your teeth and put on your PJs”. Kids are told instructions all the time, and kids are moving all …

Social Communication: Harnessing Natural Opportunities

March 31, 2025

Let’s meet 5 year old Johnny. A vibrant, playful boy who likes chasing his brothers and watching cartoons. Johnny’s parents, Tim and Laura are worried that sometimes Johnny seems to …

Multilingual Communication Development

March 17, 2025

Any child that regularly hears more than 1 language is considered a multilingual communicator. In this blog, Speech Pathologist Thida discusses multilingual communication development, answers some common questions, …

Why Learning to Work in Groups is Key for Kids

March 3, 2025

When we think about what kids need to succeed in life, we often focus on reading, writing, and math. But there’s one skill that’s just as important—and it’s learned through …