Areas of Practice

Speech sound errors or error patterns are a normal part of speech sound development in young children.

Some children do not outgrow these errors within expected timeframes and that’s where we can help!

Speech sound therapy may be valuable if others have difficulty understanding your child or you are aware of certain sounds your child is not using in their speech.

Receptive & expressive language refers to the way in which we use and understand vocabulary, sentence structure and grammar to communicate a desired message and interact with others across environments.

Your child may benefit from speech pathology support if you’re noticing them find it difficult to follow instructions at home or in the classroom, or if they’re having difficulty with spoken language (e.g naming things, constructing grammatical sentences). 

Tennille can provide individualized therapy programs to support your child’s language development. Reach out to find out more! 

Early language development in the first 2-3 years of life is a crucial step in your child’s journey towards language and literacy competency.

Even before using words, babies communicate through gestures, eye contact, and facial expressions.

Parents play a significant role in their child’s language development by responding to a baby's cues and engaging in conversations, fostering language and social skills.

At Spill The Beans we use parent coaching to support your little one’s early language development. This approach aims to empower parents and provide the tools and strategies to support your child at home within your daily routines. 

Stuttering refers to difficulties with fluency and flow of speech. It can be characterised by repetition of sounds, words or phrases or sound prolongations or the child may appear to get “stuck” trying to get their words out. 

Tennille is trained in the Lidcombe Program, an evidence-based behavioural treatment to reduce stuttering in children under 6. Stuttering intervention may be valuable if your child is having difficulties with their fluency of speech.

Some children may experience challenges with their eating and drinking, including general fussiness, a limited diet, mealtime battles or difficulties managing new textures or tastes.

Tennille utilises various evidence based approaches to support you and your family to have a more positive mealtime experience. These approaches include Responsive Feeding Therapy, Ellen Satter’s Division of Responsibility and the Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach.