At Taking Flight Speech, Language and Literacy, we provide a wide range of face-to-face and telehealth assessments for both children and young adults, including:

• Speech sound (articulation and phonology) assessments

• Oral language (receptive and expressive language) assessments

• Social skills and pragmatic language assessments

• Literacy (reading, spelling and writing) assessments

• School readiness and screening assessments, in both primary and secondary schools.

Comprehensive reports are provided upon completion of each assessment.

At Taking Flight Speech, Language and Literacy, we provide evidence-based practices and intervention services for children and young adults, focusing on:

• Speech sound production (articulation and phonology)

• Oral language (receptive and expressive language)

• Literacy (reading, spelling and writing)

• Social skills (pragmatic language)

• Emotional regulation

• Trialling and confirming needed adjustments for student’s best access, participation and progress related to the above.

We currently offer both face-to-face and telehealth sessions.

At Taking Flight Speech, Language and Literacy, we provide a variety of tailored services for educational settings, including childcare centres, kindergartens, and schools. Our offerings include:

• Specialist and ‘informed other’ to help implement change e.g. aligning school processes to Disability Inclusion policy and processes, school consultation regarding Tier 2 processes, specialist and collaborative consultation to help inform adjustments and possible future Tier 3 personalised funding

• Trialling and confirming adjustments to best allow access, participation and progress within student/s

• Building capacity in education professional/s through Professional Learning (PL) seminars, workshops and coaching

• Joining school leadership to help allow MTSS Tiers ‘to soar’ in their individual educational setting

• Secondary consultation services to discuss complex cases and offer specialist advice

• School readiness screeners and support

• Screeners and assessments for primary and secondary school students.

Our Professional Learning (PL) seminars and workshops are tailored to meet your needs, and can be hosted online or face-to-face. Example topics could, but are not limited to, include:

• Speech and language development

• Specific evidence-based interventions and supports to language development, such as language scaffolding, use of Hanen strategies, direct vocabulary instruction, Colourful Semantics and Story Champs

• Specific evidence-based interventions and supports to speech sound development, such as Cued Articulation and different speech sound intervention approaches

• Literacy (reading, spelling and writing) assessment and intervention approaches, such as Story Champs, Sounds-Write and Talk4Writing

• Clinical reasoning skills.

Again, this is not the limit to our expertise! Please make contact to see if we’re the right fit to meet your PL request and, if we’re not, we can help put you in touch with the best specialists for your specific PL request.

At Taking Flight Speech, Language and Literacy, we recognise the current shortage of speech pathologists and the growing demand for our services. This may sadly result in extended waitlist times for parents/caregivers/kin.

Our parent/caregiver/kin consultations provide an opportunity to connect with a speech pathologist to:

• Discuss concerns and ask questions

• Learn practical strategies to support your child at home

• Receive professional, tailored advice

• Determine if an assessment is necessary.

Appointments are billed in 30-minute intervals, and a written summary is provided at the conclusion. It is important to note that no assessments or screeners are conducted with your child during these consultations.

Sometimes you just need an informed mind and another set of eyes to make sure you're on the right track! Our lead mentor, Clinton McQueen, has 15+ years of experience in a range of clinical and educational leadership positions. Further details of Clinton’s career can be found by clicking About us or visiting https://www.linkedin.com/in/clintonmcqueen/

We can help speech pathologists and education professionals further develop their holistic problem solving, and their knowledge and skills. This mentoring may feel informal due to its relaxed, judgment-free and cheery feel, however, this just lets you keep an ‘open’ mind to let your clinical and professional skills further develop and refine. It promises to be motivational, collaborative, and may involve complex case discussion, resource setting and career goal setting.

This mentoring can be provided face-to-face in Melbourne, or online and available nationwide.

Initial mentoring sessions are 60 minutes in length, however, this can be negotiated after this.

We are equitable with our charges, and our mentoring rate is the same as our consultation rate - $193.99 per hour.