Little Leaps Speech Therapy

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💬 Riverland Early Intervention Speech Pathologist
👧🏽 Early Language, AAC and Speech
📍Loxton, Riverland, South Australia
📧 [email protected]
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Kinda Chic to do this job every single day 🫶🫶
14/08/2026

Kinda Chic to do this job every single day 🫶🫶

✨ More simple ways to support early language! ✨👀 Following Their Lead is all about noticing what your child is intereste...
11/08/2026

✨ More simple ways to support early language! ✨

👀 Following Their Lead is all about noticing what your child is interested in and joining them there. Rather than changing the play or directing what happens next, watch, wait and get curious about what they're already doing.

When we join children in something that's meaningful to them, we create more opportunities for connection, interaction and communication.

➕ Copy and Add helps build on the language your child is already using. Simply copy what they say and add another word or piece of information.

🚗 "Car" → "Fast car!"
🍎 "Apple" → "Eat apple!"
🧱 "Blocks on" → "Put blocks on!"

There's no expectation for your child to repeat it back you're simply modelling language they can hear and learn from over time.

The best part? Neither strategy needs extra activities, resources or time. They can be used during play, mealtimes, getting dressed, in the car or anywhere else your day takes you!

Reading books with your child is a powerful way to boost your child's language, speech and literacy skills but it doesn'...
07/08/2026

Reading books with your child is a powerful way to boost your child's language, speech and literacy skills but it doesn't just have to be about reading every word on the page 📖

Some of the biggest learning happens through the conversations you have together while sharing a book💛

Here are some simple ways to make book reading even more engaging:

✨ Use different voices – changing your voice helps keep your child interested and highlights important words.

✨ Pause and wait – repetitive and rhyming books are perfect for this! Give your child the chance to fill in a word or join in when they're ready.

✨ Reduce distractions – a quiet space helps your child focus on both the story and your time together.

✨ Read the same books again and again – repetition is one of the best ways children learn. As the story becomes familiar, they'll start noticing more and may even begin joining in.

✨ Keep books within reach – when children can easily see and access books, they're more likely to choose them.

✨ Have fun with it! – be animated, make silly sounds, use different voices and enjoy the story together.

✨ Let your child see you reading – books are great, but so are recipes, magazines, shopping lists, signs and even food labels. It all shows that reading is part of everyday life.

✨ Bring the story to life – use toys, dress-ups or objects from around the house to make the book even more meaningful.

Remember you don't need to read every word. Talk about the pictures, point things out, make comments, ask the occasional question and follow your child's interests.

Those little moments spent reading together each day can make a BIG difference to your child's communication development 📖🧸

Over the past few weeks, we've explored the power of parent coaching and how working together with families can create m...
04/08/2026

Over the past few weeks, we've explored the power of parent coaching and how working together with families can create meaningful opportunities for children to learn and grow.

Now we're shifting our focus to early language development and one of the most powerful tools you already have, the way you communicate with your child every day.

Over the coming weeks, we'll be sharing simple, practical language facilitation strategies that you can easily use during everyday routines like play, mealtimes, getting dressed and out and about.

These aren't activities that require extra time or special resources they're small changes that can make a big difference to your child's communication development.

This week we're starting with:
💬 Reducing Questions
🍎 Offering Choices

Both strategies help create natural opportunities for children to hear, understand and use language in everyday moments.

Save this series, share it with another parent or educator, and follow along as we unpack two new strategies each week!

31/07/2026

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Parent coaching isn't about telling families what to do. It's about working with families to build the confidence and sk...
29/07/2026

Parent coaching isn't about telling families what to do. It's about working with families to build the confidence and skills needed to support communication during everyday life. 🗣

There isn't a one-size-fits-all approach. Every family is different, which is why we use a range of coaching strategies depending on your goals, your child's needs, and what works best for your family. 👪

Parent coaching isn't about becoming a speech pathologist. It's about feeling confident to support your child's communication during the moments that matter most because those everyday moments create the greatest opportunities for learning.

Swipe to find out what some of the common coaching strategies we may use are. ➡➡

Allow us to re-introduce ourselves, we are the Little Leaps Speech Therapy team!
26/07/2026

Allow us to re-introduce ourselves, we are the Little Leaps Speech Therapy team!

✨ Learning through play with Guess Who? ✨Did you know a simple game like 'Guess Who?' can be a powerful tool for buildin...
24/07/2026

✨ Learning through play with Guess Who? ✨

Did you know a simple game like 'Guess Who?' can be a powerful tool for building speech and language skills? 🎲

Asking questions like “Does your person have glasses?” or “Are they wearing a hat?” helps children learn how to form sentences, use descriptive language, and practice turn taking.

For our littlest learners, we can model single words and simple phrases, while older children can work on more complex questions, vocabulary, and conversation skills.

💬 Builds expressive language
👂 Supports listening and understanding
🔄 Encourages turn taking and social skills
🧠 Strengthens thinking and problem solving

Best of all, it just feels like FUN! 🙌

That’s the magic of learning through play 💛

These are some of the outcomes we love to see when we do parent coaching 👀👀
21/07/2026

These are some of the outcomes we love to see when we do parent coaching 👀👀

17/07/2026

And look I’m having the time of my life! 😆😎

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5/6 Edward Street
Loxton, SA
5333

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 2pm - 5pm

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