Speech pathology is a field that focuses on diagnosing and treating speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders. In the preschool context, Novita's speech pathologists help children develop communication skills essential for their overall development. Early intervention is particularly important for addressing delays or difficulties in speech, language comprehension, and social interaction. In the preschool setting, speech pathologists support the language and cognitive skills domain, helping children with vocabulary, sentence structure, and understanding language. They also address the communication skills domain, supporting children in expressing themselves clearly and engaging in social interactions. Through group activities and whole of environment support, they target skills like pronunciation, sentence formation, and turn-taking. Novita's speech pathologists will collaborate with you and parents, providing strategies to further support children's development in everyday activities, ensuring children are ready to thrive academically and socially. Expected outcomes for this support are:

• Improved listening skills, pronunciation, vocabulary, sentence structure and language understanding for preschool children.
• Improved ability to implement strategies to support communication and articulation in educators.
• Improved ability to implement strategies to support communication practices at home.
• Improved engagement in social interactions.

For more information on this support, please visit www.novita.org.au

The approach is flexible and can include observations, provisions of group training, coaching, co-teaching and /or recommendation of resources to enhance and support children’s communication, language, social and emotional wellbeing, access and inclusion. Sessions are available online or in-person.

This support is delivered for $214.90 per hour for a speech pathologist. If travel is required, it will be charged at $214.90 per hour. A discounted rate may apply for half and full day services. Regional and remote location will incur a price loading rate on top of the above rates.