Services
Providing Everything You Need
Group Sessions
Hello Friend Speech is currently running 5 different group sessions for children aged 0-7 years to support communication development.
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Baby Sign (5-12 months) - Wednesdays 10:45am
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Language Play (18mths-4yrs) - Mon 10:45am & Thur 9:30am
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Sound Play (18 months - 4 years) - Wednesdays 9:30am
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Language Club (3-7 years) - Wednesdays 3:30pm
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Sound Adventure (3-7 years) - Thursdays 3:30pm
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Assessments
Hello Friend Speech completes screening and comprehensive assessments to help identify and support your child's speech, language, early language and feeding development.
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Assessment sessions are available at the Hello Friend Speech clinic on Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons. Please email info@hellofriendspeech.com.au to book.
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Hello Friend Speech is also happy to host screening days at your Daycare or Kindy. Contact info@hellofriendspeech.com.au for more information.
Parent Workshops
Hello Friend Speech run in-person and online workshops to inform parents, grandparents, carers and educators of the expected early communication milestones as well as strategies to support development.
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Staff Training
Hello Friend Speech can provide professional development and training opportunities to local community, Daycare, Kindy and school groups.
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Opportunities include:
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Presentations to Mother's group outlining early milestones and tips to support development.
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Presentations to education groups outlining milestones, referrals, supports and accommodations.
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Key Word Sign training for community or education groups.
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Collaboration at community events focused on development during the early years.
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Please email info@hellofriendspeech.com.au to discuss opportunities further.
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Hello Friend Speech is also available for mentoring of Speech Pathologists. Email info@hellofriendspeech.com.au for more information.
Home Resources
Hello Friend Speech will soon be developing Parent Manuals and Resources Packs to support learning and development at home. *Stay tuned*..
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Hello Friend Speech aims to ensure that accurate information is available to all families in the community. Click here for factsheets on early communication milestones as well as strategies to support development.
Ipswich Libraries
Hello Friend Speech collaborates with Ipswich Libraries for Story Time and Toddler Time with a Speech Pathologist twice per month.
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Sessions run at the Children's Library on the 1st Tuesday of the month and at Springfield Central Library on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Story Time runs from 9:30-10am and Toddler Time runs from 10:30-11am. Hello Friend Speech is also available between Story Time and Toddler Time (10-10:30am) and following Toddler Time (11-11:30am) to answer any questions.
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Upcoming Dates:
Children's Library
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​Tuesday 4th June
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Tuesday 2nd July
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Tuesday 6th August
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Tuesday 3rd September
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Springfield Central Library
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Tuesday 18th June
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Tuesday 16th July
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Tuesday 20th August
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Tuesday 17th September
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For more information, refer to the Ipswich Libraries website
