West Coast Language Development Centre
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Promoting PERSISTENCE in your child When your child continues trying to complete a task, even when it is difficult or boring- this is called persistence. It’s important for children to understand that the harder they try, the better they will get at doing that activity. Teaching your child to be persistent at an early age … Read the full article
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness Day! Parents, teachers, and speech pathologists celebrated DLD Awareness Day on Friday 15th October with purple light-up events around the world. Developmental Language Disorder involves difficulties with talking and/or understanding language. DLD affects 7% of children, which is about 1 in every 14 children. The students at West Coast Language … Read the full article
Description The ability to describe something is an important skill for your child to learn. Using describing words to talk about colour, size, shape, function and other characteristics can deepen your child’s knowledge of words and how they are organised. Using describing words also gives the listener a clear picture in their head so they … Read the full article
2022 Applications for Transport Assistance – School Bus Services Parents and carers please note: that all transport assistance applications for 2022 must be submitted to SBS via the School Bus Services website www.schoolbuses.wa.gov.au by the 19th November 2021. SBS cannot guarantee any applications submitted after this date will be processed in time for transport in … Read the full article
SEQUENCING Most things we do in life tend to follow a usual order – washing the car, feeding the dog, making a cake. Children need to learn these typical sequences, and how to put them together in order, from first to last. Retelling a sequence can also help your child in their story-telling. Here are … Read the full article