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Who We Help
At The Speech Safari, we provide home speech therapy for children.
These include the following:
- Difficulty pronouncing sounds clearly (possible phonological or articulation disorder)
- Limited vocabulary
- Difficulty expressing thoughts and ideas (possible expressive language delay)
- Challenges understanding spoken language (known as receptive language delay)
- Challenges with listening, comprehension, or storytelling
- Difficulties engaging with books, sounds, or early learning activities
How home-based speech therapy can help:
- Provide personalised support in a familiar environment
- Build early language skills
- Improve speech clarity
- Build literacy skills for school (reading readiness, language foundation, comprehension)
- Strengthen overall communication abilities
Other areas addressed through speech therapy:
- Social communication skills
- Interaction with peers and adults
- Functional everyday communication through targeted speech pathology interventions
If you’re wondering, ‘Is my child’s communication skills developing on track?’, you’re not alone — and early support can make a meaningful difference.
We offer home-based therapy and speech therapy for children facing speech delays, autism, global developmental delay (GDD), learning needs, and various language disorders, including school-based communication challenges.
About Us
Jia Wen (Karmen) is a Principal Speech Therapist specializing in speech pathology, with over 10 years of experience in enhancing communication skills for clients with diverse communication needs. She graduated from the University of Sydney in Australia with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology – First Class Honours) on a MOHH scholarship. Ms Lee is registered with the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) in Singapore.
Having worked in a major hospital, Jia Wen has gained valuable experience in listening to and understanding the needs of patients and their caregivers. She has also worked across both MOE and private school settings, where she developed a strong understanding of the learning and educational needs of children who require additional support. Her extensive expertise encompasses various language disorders, including expressive and receptive language skills, speech sound disorders, stuttering, and social communication challenges. Additionally, she is skilled in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), utilizing both low- and high-tech systems to support children with special needs.
Jia Wen has experience working with children and teenagers aged 2 to 18 years with diagnoses such as global developmental delay, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and other disabilities. Her approach to speech therapy is individualized, strengths-based, and family-centered, offering home-based therapy that empowers each child to communicate with confidence.
**Qualifications**
- APHC Certified Speech Therapist
- Hanen® Certified, It Takes Two to Talk
- Assessment and Treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)
- Diagnosis and Treatment of CAS Using Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC)
- The Lidcombe Program
- TalkTools 3 Part Treatment Plan or Oral Placement Therapy
- AHPC Supervisor Training Workshop
- Attended the 18th Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC)
- LSVT Loud
- Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) trained
About Our Speech Therapy Services
Speech & Language Therapy
Speech & Language Therapy
Speech & Language Therapy
We offer engaging home-based therapy that focuses on enhancing communication skills for children facing speech delays, language disorders, articulation challenges, and various learning needs through effective speech pathology and speech therapy techniques.
Early Intervention
Speech & Language Therapy
Speech & Language Therapy
We provide home-based therapy for toddlers and preschoolers to strengthen foundational communication skills during critical developmental years, helping to address any potential language disorders.
Literacy Support
Parent Coaching & Home Support
Parent Coaching & Home Support
We provide literacy support for school-aged children who need help with reading, decoding, comprehension, and understanding texts through structured, evidence-based strategies.
Parent Coaching & Home Support
Parent Coaching & Home Support
Parent Coaching & Home Support
We empower parents with practical strategies and activities to support communication skills and speech development at home through home-based therapy — because progress doesn’t stop outside therapy sessions.
What to Expect from Speech Therapy
1. Initial Assessment
3. Parent Feedback & Guidance
2. Personalised Therapy Plan
The first session focuses on understanding your child’s overall communication profile. The speech therapist will observe your child’s speech, language, play, social interaction, and comprehension skills through structured activities and informal play. Parents will also be asked about developmental history, concerns, and goals. This assessment helps identify your child’s strengths, needs, and possible areas of delay.
Duration: 1 hour
2. Personalised Therapy Plan
3. Parent Feedback & Guidance
2. Personalised Therapy Plan
Based on the assessment findings, a customised therapy plan will be developed to suit your child’s unique needs. This includes setting clear therapy goals, selecting appropriate strategies, and planning targeted activities to support speech clarity, language development, social communication, or feeding skills. Parents will also receive practical home strategies to support progress between sessions.
Duration: 1 hour
3. Parent Feedback & Guidance
3. Parent Feedback & Guidance
3. Parent Feedback & Guidance
This session provides an opportunity to discuss your child’s progress, review therapy goals, and address any questions or concerns. The therapist will share observations, recommend next steps, and provide guidance on how parents can continue supporting communication development at home. It is also a time for collaborative planning to ensure therapy remains aligned with your child’s needs.
Duration: 0.5 hour