Talk ’n’ Tunes: Children’s Speech and Language Group
A 5 or 10-week Music and Speech Development Group where music and language meet.
What is Talk ’n’ Tunes?
Talk ’n’ Tunes is designed to assist your little one in developing the skills necessary to become a confident talker.
Facilitated by a Registered Music Therapist and a Speech Pathologist, our sessions are enjoyable, engaging and employ music to exercise the brain, helping your child access new ways to practice speech and language.
The group targets education and skill-building to aid children with language delays, using research-informed speech therapy and music therapy methods and techniques.
Created and led by Registered Music Therapists and Speech Pathologists.
Support for children and their caregivers.
The group’s structure is enjoyable and engaging, catering to the specific needs of the children involved.
It provides opportunities for learning skills in areas where your child may currently experience delays and for practicing and developing improved communication skills.
Speech and language
Talk ’n’ Tunes supports speech, listening, interaction and early communication.
Small-group support
The small group setting allows therapists to support children and caregivers with targeted activities, fostering development in a nurturing and supportive environment.
Every child’s pace
This group is tailored to children with additional needs and is an understanding and supportive environment. We understand that everyone learns at their own pace.
Caregiver strategies
Parents or other support people attend with their child and receive strategies and ideas to try at home.
A 5 or 10-week Music and Speech Development Group where music and language meet.
This program supports:
Communication Development
Responding to verbal communication, articulation, vocabulary, and expressing ideas.
Social Skill Development
Turn-taking, waiting, sharing, following instructions, improving attention, understanding, and following a group plan.
Motor Skills
Balance, coordination, and motor planning.
Musical activities
Musical activities target social skill development, attention, language and communication, motor skills, and emotional regulation.
A 5 or 10-week Music and Speech Development Group where music and language meet.
The group is structured similarly each week to set up children for success.
The group sessions will include structured themes and activities to focus on early language concepts that promote functional communication.
Greeting songs
It will include greeting songs to practise social engagement with others.
Instrument play
Instrument play for fine and gross motor development.
Song singing
Song singing to learn concepts and practise turn-taking and joint attention.
Frequently asked questions
What does a typical group session look like?
The group is structured similarly each week to set up children for success. It will include greeting songs to practise social engagement with others, instrument play for fine and gross motor development and song singing to learn concepts and practise turn-taking and joint attention. The group sessions will include structured themes and activities to focus on early language concepts that promote functional communication. It will build routines for playing familiar games in a way that supports your child to add their words and understand the concepts and ideas.
Why should my child join Talk ’n’ Tunes?
Talk ’n’ Tunes uses music and speech therapy strategies to support speech, listening, interaction and early communication. Sessions use singing, movement, instruments and play to make learning enjoyable and engaging.
What if my child participates differently from others?
This group is tailored to children with additional needs and is an understanding and supportive environment. We understand that everyone learns at their own pace.
What resources will be provided?
Each week, participants will receive resources to support their learning. They will also receive access to our Resource Hub, which contains additional resources to help them learn more and apply the programme’s strategies.
How do I get started?
Simply complete the enquiry form below and our team will contact you about getting started. An assessment session is not required.
Do you have other groups?
Yes. We also offer Shake It Up! and Music Connect .
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