Inge Burger Speech Language Therapy Inc

23/06/2026

This week we are thinking about memory!

23/06/2026

Phonemic awareness is practiced through listening and speaking. You don’t show them the letters or words, but listen to the sounds in the language. Phonemic awareness includes skills such as identifying sounds in words (e.g.: ‘sun’ starts with a /s/ sound) and putting sounds together to form words (e.g.: “s” “u” “n” = sun).

19/06/2026

What an amazing resource! Thank you, Megan🧠

17/06/2026

17/06/2026

Het jy geweet dat spraak-taalterapeute en leesterapeute reeds VOOR Graad 1 sekere rooi ligte geïdentifiseer het om jou kind vroeg-vroeg te ondersteun voordat lees regtig 'n probleem word? Die 2021-PIRLS studie het bevind dat Suid-Afrikaanse kinders die swakste uit 57 lande gevaar het as dit by lees-met-begrip kom. Een van die redes hiervoor is ongelukkig dat kinders dikwels in Graad 1 met baie beperkte taalvaardighede begin en dan stelselmatig net verder agter raak.

17/06/2026

There is power in persistence! Watch this video together with children, then print this page so you can sing together anytime. https://m.sesame.org/hardthingslyricsfb

11/06/2026

Phoneme awareness is the ability to break down a word into the smallest unit or sound. This includes phoneme isolation, blending, segmenting, addition, deletion, and substitution.

It’s ESSENTIAL to work on these skills starting in Preschool and continuing to focus on them in Kindergarten and First Grade!

The literacy handouts break down everything you need to know and more. 📚

➡️ https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Early-Literacy-Handouts-Reading-Strategies-Graphic-Organizers-Visuals-12325540

09/06/2026

Recent news of Jon Snow's Alzheimer’s diagnosis has brought an important conversation back into the spotlight.

What is the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia?

We often hear “Alzheimer’s” and “dementia” used interchangeably, but they’re not the same.

Dementia is an umbrella term for a set of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and behaviour.

It can be caused by many different diseases. These diseases affect the brain in different ways, resulting in different types of dementia.

Alzheimer’s is a specific disease in the brain and the most common cause of dementia, and most commonly affects people over 65.

Alzheimer’s can begin in the brain years before symptoms appear, and like all types of dementia, it progresses over time.

Understanding the difference matters. It helps us talk more accurately, support more effectively, and reduce stigma for the millions of people and families affected.

02/06/2026

They’re not the next generation. They’re the now. June should put the spotlight on young people with disabilities too; they are already shifting things on their terms, in their spaces, in their time.

Let’s stop standing on the sidelines of their stories and start making space where it actually matters, in classrooms, workplaces, and communities.

Inclusion isn’t a favour. It’s a standard.

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