The Speakable Child

About the Book

Parents want their children to excel in school and in life. Effective communication plays a crucial role in any child’s success. Children facing speech, language, and learning difficulties encounter various obstacles. In The Speakable Child, author Binh Doan offers a vital resource for parents and carers dedicated to enhancing their children’s communication skills with the goal of helping them achieve the confidence needed to thrive in school and beyond. Drawing on twenty years of experience and insights, Doan shares reflections on his journey working with children. He introduces the CONFIDENT model as a comprehensive framework for parents and carers, highlighting key areas to address simultaneously. This framework ensures that children are fully supported on their path to becoming assured communicators and learners. Ensuring your child remains healthy, communicative, and connected is essential for their success. The Speakable Child provides the tools to unlock the best in your children, even in the presence of speech, language, and learning challenges. It delivers an effective formula to help your child flourish.

About the Author

Binh was born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. At fifteen, he decided to travel to Brisbane, Australia, to complete his high school education. With some English to help him get by, he attended year 11 but had difficulty fitting into the Australian school system. He struggled with understanding English and expressing himself clearly. Binh spent almost a year getting used to the language and taught himself to tune his ears into learning how to speak like a local. He felt much better starting year 12 and began to catch up with his peers. There were hard times, but giving up was not an option. Graduating from high school and attending university were his goals. Binh graduated with a Bachelor of Biomedical Science and a Master of Speech Pathology Studies at the University of Queensland. After working with two reputable speech pathology practices in Sydney for several years, he founded Speakable in 2014. Through integrating all the skills that Binh has learnt in the past twenty years, he provides a comprehensive approach to the education and remediation of language-based learning for preschoolers, primary, and high school students. He is a Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist and a member of Speech Pathology Australia. He is also a member of Toastmasters International and has been awarded with Competent Communicator in 2016. Binh is a yoga teacher and a life coach. His passion is to combine evidence-based strategies to help his clients accomplish their goals and live to their fullest potential.