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What is Kindy uplift and how does it fit with TAG?

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What is Kindy Uplift funding? Kindy Uplift funding is available to all approved Queensland Kindergarten Program Providers, and is designed to: ‘Lift’ the outcomes of kindergarten cohorts through the implementation of evidence-based initiatives in response to their learning needs.  Build educator and teacher capacities via funding professional development, programs, resources and supports. Support inclusion via […]

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Essential Resources for your Speech-Language Pathologist Toolkit

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Speech Pathologists often need a range of different resources to complete assessment and intervention – we often call this our ‘toolkit’. Having a well established toolkit can help both new and seasoned clinicians feel more confident and prepared for their sessions. It’s a bonus if it’s a resource that can have multiple applications and uses

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Fun, Screen-Free Activities for Kids on Long Car Trips

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  Are you excited about an upcoming long car trip with little ones but worried about how to keep boredom away for your kids? No worries! There are plenty of awesome activities that don\’t involve screens and will make your journey super fun. Let\’s explore some suggested activities from our therapy team: Erasable Magnetic Drawing Boards: These

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Speech Pathology Week 2023

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Recently we celebrated Speech Pathology Week. Our team chose different ways to celebrate and demonstrate appreciation for the great work our Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) do in helping people Communicate for Life. Here\’s a couple of examples of how we celebrated together: Speech Pathology Week Quiz created by Adam (one of our SLPs) A lunch

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Benefits of Fidget Toys

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Did you know they can have fantastic benefits from both an Occupational Therapy (OT) and Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) perspective?    Occupational Therapy (OT) Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Some people may benefit from a fidget toy to help their motor skills and self-regulation. This may help with: Sensory processing e.g. touch or movement seeking Self-stimming behaviours Focus

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Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy

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Orofacial myology is the study of the facial and oropharyngeal muscles and their movements and how those movements can affect breathing, swallowing, speech, posture and facial development. An Orofacial myofunctional disorder refers to abnormal resting lip and tongue posture, atypical breathing patterns or blocked nasal airways (non nasal breathing), atypical chewing and swallowing patterns, dental

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Executive Function – Your Brain Explained

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Executive Function – Your Brain Explained Executive Function. It’s one of those phrases thrown around by health professionals without explanation. But what does it actually mean? Executive functions are a group of cognitive processes that we all use subconsciously every day. Without them, we would find it incredibly hard to get anything done! These skills

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ASD and Physiotherapy – overlooked needs

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ASD and Physiotherapy – Overlooked Needs Most people know that a child with ASD needs to see a speech pathologist, an occupational therapist and even a psychologist. But, what you might not know is the important role of physiotherapists in helping children with ASD. Unfortunately, this is an overlooked and often misunderstood need. Children with

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Hidden Disability: High-Level & Metalinguistic Language Skills

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Hidden Disability: High-Level and Metalinguistic Language Skills Language difficulties (problems understanding or using words and sentences) are often referred to as a \”hidden disability\”. Children with language difficulties often look \”normal\” and are clearly intelligent but struggle to talk and communicate well. Some children even seem on the surface to have OK language skills but

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