Welcome to Banter Booster! I’m David, and here’s me rediscovering my best dad-dance moves while meeting some lovely readers ‘in real life’ at a Banter-alumni-SLP-friend’s wedding!

“And I Would Walk 500 Miles…”

Like a conga line, we’ve formed ourselves into a procession of useful tools and resources for you this week:

  • FREE therapy resources, including tech and toddler handouts, Australian geography resources, support for moving out of home, a CAS story, and a suite of dementia resources

  • FREE training and learning opportunities for CAS assessment, disability law, and multilingual education settings

  • An activity idea for 4-letter/sound blending

  • Private practice tips on process, privacy and compliments

  • Open-access research/summaries on VAULT (a late-talker intervention), strengths and challenges, and retrieval practice for children with DLD

  • Perspectives on CAS and the importance of imaginary play

  • An official Banter Booth Invitation for SLPs attending the #SPAConf next week!

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Free Therapy Resources

Free Training & Learning Opportunities

Activity Idea

Private Practice Tips

Open-Access Research & Summaries

Client and other perspectives

Our explainer for parents and carers about why play matters:

“Why should I let my late-talker play with other kids?” Because play promotes learning: here’s why and how | Banter Speech & Language

Yesterday morning, while sunburning myself to a crisp, I watched my sons muck around at Austinmer beach. They were out of earshot, but appeared to be playing a game where Son 1 would "defend" Son 2 from oncoming waves by diving dramatically in front of him, like a bodyguard shielding a President. After protracted negotiations, the

www.banterspeech.com.au/why-should-i-let-my-late-talker-play-with-other-kids-because-play-promotes-learning-heres-why-and-how

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