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The MOE (Ministry of Education) provides a free service for speech language therapy. However, the referral process is not always straight forward and not everyone who makes a referral will get the service. This guide will walk you through the referral process, explain who to talk to, and offer practical tips to help you get the support your tamaiti or student needs. Talking to Key People Before making a referral, gather observations from those who spend time with the mokopuna

My dad used to tell us bedtime stories. These stories were simple but they created some of my most favourite and cosy memories as a child. He would make us the main characters in the story and would simply describe to us what we did that day. For example: Once upon a time there were two young tamariki called Hana and Arapeta. On a sunny day on Waiheke they went off for a swim at the beach, just across the road from Piritahi marae. They splashed in the waves, jumped off the ol

I'm often asked how we can support our tamariki with communication difficulties when moving in to a new classroom or kura with new...

If you are worried about the speech and language development of your tamaiti, then one of the first things a speech language therapist...

All tamariki develop communication in their own way and in their own time. If you or your whānau are worried that your tamaiti isn’t...