We all want our children to continue developing their vocabulary and learn increasingly complex words. Sometimes they make us give them a funny look over our...

“Uncertainty” is a big word going around at the moment, so we think it’s important to provide some CERTAINTY wherever we can. COVID-19 is having impacts on j...

We work with families every day, whose child requires speech and language support and the question of Autism has been floating around, sometimes for several ...

We’ve heard many times this week from parents, how tricky it can be keeping kids indoors in heat like this, and keeping them from going loopy or grouchy! Her...

In a world of screens, with limitless entertainment available at the touch of a button, the humble paperback book endures - and we are so grateful. Books are...

Finally, your child has mastered that pesky /g/ sound in sentences, or has started using 2-word phrases! Now, onto the next thing… but wait! First, we just w...

“When he’s concentrating, he gets it right” “When I remind her, she can fix it straight away, but when she’s talking on her own, she always forgets” “I guess...

Now that the school holidays are over and it’s back to the paper and pencils, we have an opportunity to start some positive habits in our students, to help t...

Is your child doing really well one-on-one but things go a little haywire when they are in a group? Have they mastered their social skills in therapy and und...

Christmas came out of nowhere and was over just as fast. Then we were all in that hazy limbo before New Year’s when nobody quite knows what they are supposed...

Is it that time of year again? Yes, yes it is. Christmas is within the blink of an eye and you probably have an ever-growing list to give to Santa of present...

Ah taking turns. We’d all like our children to do it, but it sometimes isn’t easy! And it’s not only about taking turns during group games. Turn-taking is on...

Say Hooray welcomes both private-paying and NDIS-funded clients and we know that there are significant struggles for both groups. Today, we will provide a few...

Being a parent is a full-time job and a half. Add on work, a house, social commitments and the discovery that your child has speech and/or language difficult...

The Speechies at Say Hooray often hear parents describing the concerns they have about their child and following them up with a sheepish comment along the li...

Many parents of children with Autism often report that it is as if their child is ‘in their own world’. The child seems happy to be with themselves and appea...

As you may have heard already, we at Say Hooray are passionate about celebrating every individual’s uniqueness, and this permeates our work with children on ...

The Strengths-Focused Approach If you are a newbie to Say Hooray, you may have heard the term “strengths-focused” or “strengths-based” being mentioned or you...

Final consonant deletion, articulation, phonology, expressive language….ehmm I’m not sure I follow. Speech Pathologists (or Speechies as we often call oursel...

So it’s a new year and we all love hearing about everybody’s new year’s resolutions. Things we would like to achieve now that the new number at the end of th...