Author Archives: sherry

Happy Birthday, Duke!

Posted on July 23, 2014 by sherry

Today is a special day as Duke is 15! We celebrated by inviting his friend, Murphy over for a party. Our first activity was Dairy Queen treats. Duke crushed the plastic cup trying to get at all the ice cream … Continue reading →

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Summer Speech Practice, Let’s Make a Calendar

Posted on July 23, 2014 by sherry

It’s always tricky finding a way to get kids to practice between speech therapy sessions. In summer it can be especially challenging as kids take a vacation or maybe even their speech therapist takes a few weeks off! I find … Continue reading →

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Coloring Pages for Articulation Activities from Lego to Frozen

Posted on July 17, 2014 by sherry

Kids love to color and I am always looking for new activities for articulation reinforcement. Of all the therapies, it can get a little tedious, having kids repeat words and sentences without a fun treat after their response. I usually … Continue reading →

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Play-Based Back to School Prep

Posted on July 15, 2014 by sherry

Wow! Summer is speeding by and parents are getting a little worried about “summer slide,” asking me for fun toys and activities to keep kids’ language and reading skills sharp. First of all, toys and games have to be fabulously … Continue reading →

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Making Up Stories With A Shadow Light Show

Posted on July 1, 2014 by sherry

One of my favorite showrooms at the Toy Fair this year was Crayola. Maybe because of the artist in me, my love for markers of all kinds, or the many creative products I’ve used to help kids learn language and … Continue reading →

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Playonwords.com Announces Our Summer 2014 PAL Award Winners

Posted on June 29, 2014 by sherry

Congratulations to all our outstanding PAL winners: http://www.prweb.com/releases/PAL/toys/prweb11974687.htm

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Volvo of Westport is Special to All Kids

Posted on June 26, 2014 by sherry

It’s summer and time to take speech therapy on the road. One of my favorite companions for our “outings” is James. We have been planning and talking about our outings for several weeks and I decided to start at the … Continue reading →

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30 Year-old Legos Excite Speech Therapy Kids

Posted on June 26, 2014 by sherry

As you know, I find myself with several 5-8 year-old boys on my caseload and they are wild about legos. My little friend ran upstairs this morning to pour over his lego catalogue with me, showing me that the picture … Continue reading →

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NBC CT Interview, “Summer Play To Keep Language Skills Sharp”

Posted on June 22, 2014 by sherry

Here’s the live interview clip from my interview at NBC CT TV last Thursday with Kerri-Lee Mayland. It is always fascinating and fun to watch their hour long morning show being produced from Bob Maxton, the weatherman who does his … Continue reading →

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Toys to Keep Language and Literacy Sharp Over Summer, NBC CT Interview

Posted on June 19, 2014 by sherry

It was fun to share some of the latest PAL Award winning toys and games today at NBC CT in a live interview with Kerry-Lee. Summer is all about fun but we can also provide some great toys for our … Continue reading →

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