Parent & Educator Training

Parent and Educator Training in Singapore

We believe that parents play a powerful role in their child’s communication journey. That’s why parent training is woven into our therapy approach. Parents are encouraged to sit in during sessions, especially for younger children, so they can observe, learn, and practise strategies alongside their child. A portion of each session is dedicated to coaching caregivers on how to support communication at home in everyday routines such as playtime, mealtimes, and storytime. Our goal is to empower families with practical tools that fit naturally into busy schedules, helping children make progress beyond the therapy room.

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For parents

Our Parent Training and Support Services

In-session parent coaching

Parents are guided during therapy sessions to learn strategies that can be immediately applied at home. This includes modelling language, supporting play, and building communication opportunities into daily activities.

Structured parent training programmes

We offer evidence-based parent programmes such as Hanen It Takes Two to Talk® for parents of children with language delays, and Hanen More Than Words® for parents of autistic children.

Parent workshops

We conduct group workshops covering topics such as supporting speech and language development at home, building communication through play and daily routines, early literacy support through storybooks, and practical strategies for supporting learning and attention. Workshops are designed to be accessible, interactive, and relevant to real-life parenting experiences.

Past workshops

How to Read to Your Child

A workshop for parents of children aged 0–6. Join speech therapists Ms Xian Hui and Mr Alex Ong for an engaging 1.5-hour session on practical strategies to support your child’s speech and language through shared book reading.

Build vocabulary, language and thinking skills through readingDevelop early literacy skills for future reading successLearn the research behind how shared reading supports languageMake storytime interactive and engagingChoose the right books for your child’s age

Date & time

Sat 29 Aug 2026
2:00–3:30pm

Location

Trehaus Living Room
Level 7, Funan (Lift Lobby A)

Fee

$25 per parent

Speakers

Seet Xian Hui

Clinical Director, Principal Speech Therapist

Alex Ong

Senior Speech and Language Therapist

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Parents at a Beyond Speech parent workshop

For educators

Teacher Training and Professional Development

We believe that communication support is most effective when it is embedded within the classroom environment. Our teacher training programmes are designed to equip early childhood educators with practical, evidence-based strategies to support speech, language, and social communication development throughout the school day. Rather than adding to teachers’ workload, our approach focuses on integrating language-supportive practices into existing routines such as circle time, play, transitions, and story sessions.

We encourage collaborative partnerships with schools, working alongside educators to strengthen classroom communication environments and support children with diverse learning needs.

Our Teacher Training Services Include

Hanen Learning Language and Loving It®

An evidence-based programme designed for early childhood educators. This training supports teachers in creating language-rich classroom environments, promoting peer interaction, supporting children with language delays within group settings, and using responsive interaction strategies to extend children’s communication.

Professional development workshops

Customised workshops tailored to preschool settings, including communication milestones in the early years, identifying children who may benefit from additional support, practical classroom strategies for speech and language development, supporting social communication and peer interaction, building language and early literacy through storybooks, and supporting children with diverse communication profiles.

Classroom observation and consultation

Classroom observations with feedback, strategy planning meetings, and collaborative consultation with leadership teams. Our goal is to empower teachers with practical tools that support confident, inclusive, and communication-rich learning environments.

Your trainers

Who Leads the Training

Training is led by the same AHPC-registered speech therapists in Singapore who work with your children every week, the team behind our education therapy programmes and therapy for autistic children.

Seet Xian Hui

Clinical Director, Principal Speech Therapist

Certified Program Leader for three Hanen programmes: It Takes Two to Talk, More Than Words, and Learning Language and Loving It. She has delivered lectures and webinars to educators, therapists, and parents, and lectures in the NUS speech pathology programme.

Tammy Wong

Clinical Director, Principal Speech Therapist

Hanen Learning Language and Loving It Program Leader who has led workshops and seminars for parents and educators, and served as a Clinical Educator for SIT’s speech and language therapy degree.

Ashley Tong

Senior Speech and Language Therapist

Runs practical strategy workshops for the whole village around a child, parents and teachers included, drawing on eight years across preschools, early intervention centres, and SPED schools.

Alex Ong

Senior Speech and Language Therapist

A strong advocate for partnering with parents and caregivers, equipping families with evidence-based strategies that embed naturally into daily routines.

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Testimonials

What Parents Say

★★★★★

I attended the ‘How to Read to Your Child’ workshop by Speech Therapists Xian Hui and Alex. The space was not only well set up for learners, but also super friendly for young ones to attend and play too. The content of the workshop was clear and they gave us plenty of real life examples that made it easy for participants to understand and apply. These included evidence-based research data on the approaches, example words and actions that we could use, and lots of anecdotes from personal experiences. I found it especially helpful that their advice on how to engage children with books was complemented by specific books and book series too. I’ll surely recommend parents, grandparents, educators, and speech therapists to join in the future!

Marcus Thang

★★★★★

I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the “How to Read to Your Child” workshop. It was such a good workshop, offering valuable insights not only for parents but also for caregivers and professionals who work closely with children. I especially appreciated how the session combined practical strategies with clear and easy-to-understand explanations. Thank you, SLPs Ms. Seet Xian Hui and Mr. Alex Ong, for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us. I truly enjoyed the session and learned so much! I’ll definitely be joining the next workshop! ❤️

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★★★★★

I highly recommend the Speech in Play series by Tammy and Xian Hui. It’s such a unique and practical programme. My daughter was 10 months when she started, and she loved the mix of indoor, outdoor, and water play. The speech strategies gave us a structured way to play with her in different environments, and the confidence that we were saying the right words to guide her speech development. The reading workshop with Xian Hui and Alex was also very useful. I took away tips on what to look for in books, examples of great picks by age, and how to tailor how I read to keep it age-appropriate. I’m inspired to keep up my daughter’s reading routine with these strategies!

Vera Soh

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You do not have to figure it out alone.

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