Cooee Speech Pathology Groups & Holiday Programs

This group targeted at children in Prep and Grade 1 is a creative, hands-on group that helps children develop their foundational writing skills and confidence in handwriting tasks through activities targeting letter formation, spacing, and pencil control.

Supporting:

• Fine motor skills, including pencil control and hand strength required for writing tasks
• Correct letter formation, including start points and direction
• Letter sizing to support consistent and legible writing
• Letter placement and line awareness when writing on the page

Details:

• Age range: Prep & Grade 1 (ages 4-7)
• Days and times: all sessions are 1 hour
  • Wednesday 08/04/26 at 10:30am
  • Thursday 09/04/26 at 10:30am
  • Friday 10/04/26 at 1:00pm
  • Wednesday 15/04/26 at 10:30am
  • Thursday 16/04/26 at 10:30am
• Total cost for 5 sessions = $363.65 (minimum 5 sessions attended)

A fun and engaging group that uses Lego bricks and builds to develop social communication, problem- solving and collaboration skills.

Supporting:

• Communication & Collaboration– Children learn to express ideas clearly, ask questions, and listen to others as they work together to build a shared creation. Using roles like Builder, Supplier, and Engineer encourages turn-taking, clear instructions, and teamwork. These skills support confident speaking, active listening, and problem-solving in social settings.
• Emotional regulation and resilience – When challenges arise — like a tower falling or a plan changing — children practice managing frustration, coping with disappointment, and bouncing back. The structured, supportive group setting helps them learn to identify emotions, stay calm, and try again, building emotional flexibility and confidence.
• Social Understanding and Perspective Taking – Group work naturally builds awareness of others’ thoughts, feelings, and intentions. As children negotiate ideas or respond to mistakes, they practice empathy and flexible thinking — key parts of understanding another person’s perspective and maintaining positive relationships.
• Problem solving and flexible thinking – Group building projects often require adapting plans, sharing ideas, and thinking creatively to make things work. Children learn that there’s more than one right answer and that teamwork can lead to even better results. These experiences support flexible thinking, reasoning, and adaptability — skills that transfer to both social and classroom situations.

Details:

• Age range: Early to Mid-Primary School (ages 6-9)
• Days and times: all sessions are 1 hour
  • Tuesday 7/04/2026 at 2:00pm
  • Fridays 10/04/2026 at 2:00pm
  • Monday 13/04/2026 at 2:00pm
  • Tuesday 14/04/2026 at 2:00pm
  • Fridays 17/04/2026 at 2:00pm
• Total cost for 5 sessions = $478.50 (Minimum 5 sessions attended)

Small-group, targeted support to strengthen early reading skills and help children build confidence and automaticity in the basics of learning to read.

Supporting:

• Letter–Sound Knowledge & Foundations for Reading – Children learn to recognise letters and connect them to their sounds — a critical first step in learning to read. They practise both seeing a letter and saying its sound, and hearing a sound and identifying the matching letter. These skills form the foundation for accurate and confident reading.
• Phonemic Awareness (Blending & Segmenting) – Children develop the ability to hear and work with individual sounds in words. They practise blending sounds together to read words (e.g., /c/-/a/-/t/ → cat) and segmenting words into sounds for spelling. These skills are essential for decoding and are strong predictors of reading success.
• Decoding & Early Word Reading – Using their growing sound knowledge, children practise reading simple 3-letter (CVC) words. This helps them move from guessing to confidently sounding out words, supporting independence and accuracy in early reading tasks.
• Confidence & Engagement in Learning – The small, supportive group setting allows children to practise skills at their level, experience success, and build confidence. Structured, predictable sessions help reduce frustration and support positive engagement with early literacy learning.

Details:

• Age range: Prep & Grade 1 (ages 4-7)
• Days and Times: all sessions are 1 hour
  • Mondays from 20/04/2026 – 22/06/2026 at 4:30pm (please note there is no session in Week 3 (04/05/2026) due to Labour Day Public Holiday) 
• Total cost for 9 sessions = $498.40
  • Week 1 (20/04/2026) and Week 10 (22/06/2026) – $100.00 per session (These sessions must be attended to participate in the group program)
  • Weeks 2-9 – $36 per session
  • Week 4 & Week 7 AHA & CPSP oversight and review meeting (no attendence required by group participants) – $23.20 per meeting
• The baselining (first session) and outcome measurement (final session) of this group will be run by both a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP) and an Allied Health Assistant (AHA), the weekly therapy group will be run by an AHA with CPSP oversight and review meetings scheduled in weeks 4 and 7 with the AHA.

A fun and engaging group that uses Lego bricks and builds to develop social communication, problem- solving and collaboration skills.

Supporting:

• Communication & Collaboration– Children learn to express ideas clearly, ask questions, and listen to others as they work together to build a shared creation. Using roles like Builder, Supplier, and Engineer encourages turn-taking, clear instructions, and teamwork. These skills support confident speaking, active listening, and problem-solving in social settings.
• Emotional regulation and resilience – When challenges arise — like a tower falling or a plan changing — children practice managing frustration, coping with disappointment, and bouncing back. The structured, supportive group setting helps them learn to identify emotions, stay calm, and try again, building emotional flexibility and confidence.
• Social Understanding and Perspective Taking – Group work naturally builds awareness of others’ thoughts, feelings, and intentions. As children negotiate ideas or respond to mistakes, they practice empathy and flexible thinking — key parts of understanding another person’s perspective and maintaining positive relationships.
• Problem solving and flexible thinking – Group building projects often require adapting plans, sharing ideas, and thinking creatively to make things work. Children learn that there’s more than one right answer and that teamwork can lead to even better results. These experiences support flexible thinking, reasoning, and adaptability — skills that transfer to both social and classroom situations.

Details:

• Age range: Early to Mid-Primary School (ages 6-9)
• Days and times: all sessions are 1 hour
  • Wednesdays from 22/04/2026 – 24/06/2026 at 4:00pm
• Total cost for 10 sessions = $925.00
  • Week 1 (22/04/2026) and Week 10 (24/06/2026) – $105.30 per session (These sessions must be attended to participate in the group program)
  • Weeks 2-9 – $89.30 per session

A small group program that uses structured play to build relationships with peers, develop cooperative play skills, and expand their ability to communicate with others using a wider range of vocabulary and longer, more flexible sentences.

Supporting:

• Using different types of vocabulary in their sentences – including different types of:
  • Nouns: names of things, objects, people and items
  • Verbs: actions or states that can be done or experienced
  • Adjectives: describing the attributes or qualities of nouns
  • Adverbs: describing the qualities or attributes of verbs
• Using longer sentence structures to express and explain their ideas to others, such as:
  • Compound sentences (e.g. I am going to stir the mixture and you can chop the bananas)
  • Complex sentences (e.g. You need to get up because you’re blocking the pirate ship)
• Extending play sequences:
  • Create logical actions to lengthen play scenarios
  • Add an action to a peer’s play
  • Imitate daily life routines, such as meal times, cooking, dressing, and going to the shops
• Working together with others towards a common play goal 
  • Expressing ideas (e.g., I want to play shops)
  • Negotiation to reach a shared play goal (e.g., let’s build a fort together)
  • Build problem-solving skills when peers have different ideas
• Learning from peers to support play skills
  • Strengthen the ability to observe and imitate their peers
  • Increased opportunities for shared joy and encourage joint play

Details:

• Age range: Pre-Prep aged children (ages 4-5)
• Days and times: Weeks 1 & 10 are 30-minute sessions, Weeks 2-9 are 50-minute session + 15-minutes of parent feedback time
  • Thursdays from 23/04/2026 – 25/06/2026 at 10:30am
• Total cost for 10 sessions = $1309.64
  • Week 1 (23/04/2026) and Week 10 (25/06/2026) – $118.98 per session (These sessions must be attended to participate in the group program as they are the baselining and outcome measurement sessions)
  • Weeks 2-9 – $133.96 per session

A structured and engaging group that uses pictures and visual prompts to support the development of listening, reading comprehension, and idea generation skills, while building confidence in expressing ideas with others.

Supporting:

• Listening & Reading Comprehension – Children learn to listen to and interpret information from pictures, short texts, and group discussions. They are supported to identify key details, make connections, and understand meaning, helping them participate more effectively in classroom learning.
• Expressing Ideas (What to Say & Write) – This group focuses on helping children generate and organise ideas for speaking and writing. Children are supported to describe, explain, and share their thoughts clearly. The emphasis is on what to say, rather than handwriting or spelling, with supports such as typing available where needed.
• Organisation of Ideas – Using visual supports and structured frameworks, children learn how to organise their ideas into clear, logical sequences. This supports both verbal expression and written tasks, including describing events, explaining ideas, and retelling information.
• Social Communication & Peer Interaction – Group activities provide opportunities to share ideas, listen to others, and respond appropriately in a small group setting. Children build confidence participating in discussions, taking turns, and engaging with peers.
• Confidence & Participation – Through supported practice, children develop confidence in contributing their ideas and participating in learning tasks. The group environment encourages risk-taking, persistence, and positive engagement.

Details:

• Age range: Mid-Primary School (ages 8-10 or similar developmental level)
• Days and times: all sessions are 1 hour
  • Tuesdays from 21/04/2026 – 23/06/2026 at 3:30pm
• Total cost for 9 sessions = $550.40
  • Week 1 (21/04/2026), Week 5 (19/05/2026) & Week 10 (23/06/2026) – $84.00 per session (These sessions must be attended to participate in the group program as they are baselining and outcome measurement sessions)
  • Weeks 2-4 & 6-9 – $36 per session
  • Week 4 & Week 7 AHA & CPSP oversight and review meeting (no attendence required by group participants) – $23.20 per meeting
• The baselining (first session) and outcome measurement (fifth and tenth sessions) of this group will be run by both a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP) and an Allied Health Assistant (AHA), the weekly therapy group will be run by an AHA with CPSP oversight and review meetings scheduled in weeks 4 and 7 with the AHA.

A fun, structured group that supports young children to develop clearer, more intelligible speech, build awareness of speech sounds, and grow confidence in communicating with others.

Supporting:

• Speech Clarity & Intelligibility – Children are supported to produce speech sounds more clearly so they can be better understood by others. Through play-based activities and repeated practice, children work towards clearer, more accurate speech in everyday communication.
• Speech Sound Awareness – Children develop awareness of different speech sounds, helping them recognise, practise, and produce sounds more accurately. This foundational skill supports both speech development and early literacy.
• Practising Sounds in Words & Play – Target sounds are practised within meaningful activities, helping children use their speech skills in real-life contexts. Repetition and structured support help build consistency and confidence.
• Social Communication & Participation – Group sessions provide opportunities to practise communicating with others, including taking turns, listening, and responding. Children build confidence using their speech with peers in a supportive environment.
• Confidence in Communication – As children become easier to understand, their confidence grows. The group supports children to feel more comfortable speaking, participating, and interacting with others across settings.

Details:

• Age range: Pre-Kindy – Prep (ages 3.5 – 5)
• Days and times: all sessions are 1 hour
  • Thursdays from 30/04/2026 – 25/06/2026 at 2:00pm
• Total cost for 9 sessions = $386.23
  • Weeks 1-9 – $42.91 per session
  • Week 5 AHA & CPSP oversight and review meeting (no attendence required by group participants) – $23.20 per meeting
• For new clients – before starting the group there is an initial assessment and goal setting session required with a Speech Pathologist – $144 per session (30-minute appointment in person + 15-minute management plan) and at the conclusion of the group a 30-minute outcome measurement and review appointment with a Speech Pathologist ($96 + $48 for a updated management plan if further intervention is recommended).