Author Archives: sherry

Encouraging Early Readers Over the Summer

Posted on April 15, 2014 by sherry

We just returned from a trip to Barnes and Noble with 3 of our grandchildren and we had our usual fun outing reading new and classic picture books (we all LOVE “When the Crayons Quit” and enjoyed “The Snatchabook” and … Continue reading →

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Speech Therapy with Playdoh

Posted on April 15, 2014 by sherry

Lately I have been reminded to follow the interests of the children I am working with–almost to an extreme! My little 2 year-old friend starts saying “Dough” as soon as he sees we arrive at this door and I have … Continue reading →

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Articulation Therapy When You Forget Your Word Lists

Posted on April 10, 2014 by sherry

Today was one of those days when I was packing up so many items for each child I was seeing in the afternoon that I forgot my iPad or word lists for my last client. It is one of the … Continue reading →

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Teaching Math Vocabulary with New “Math Explosion” by The Young Scientists Club

Posted on April 6, 2014 by sherry

When was the last time you used a “Math” game to teach language? How about today? I had a great time with first graders who I am pre-teaching curriculum vocabulary due to word-finding difficulties. The classroom teacher has been very … Continue reading →

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Bringing Science Into Speech Therapy

Posted on April 2, 2014 by sherry

STEM is hot right now as we put the spotlight on science, technology, engineering and math. What is exciting to me is that language is right in the center of STEM, as curriculums increasingly require kids to tell the “why” … Continue reading →

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Speech Therapy News, New Autism Rates

Posted on April 1, 2014 by sherry

I thought it would be fun to talk about what was in the news this past week that relates to us SLP’s. Probably the most fascinating, disturbing, confusing news was the new autism statistics: the condition is thought to affect … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter Campaign for “Crack the Books” Begins Today

Posted on March 31, 2014 by sherry

Many of you know and use the fantastic apps for language learning by Mobile Education Store. I have reviewed several of them and they are a mainstay in my therapy tool bag! I’ve reviewed them on my blog and even … Continue reading →

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Best New Games for Speech Therapy

Posted on March 31, 2014 by sherry

  Wow I realized I was a little quiet in the blogging area last week as I was buried in reviewing new toys and games for the PAL Award. It was great fun putting new products in the hands of … Continue reading →

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Dance and Groove with Your Toddler for First Game Fun

Posted on March 23, 2014 by sherry

ThinkFun has just introduced its second toddler game, “Move and Groove” that gets kids moving with categories of instructions and builds listening and language skills. Toddlers can’t sit still in a therapy session so why not make moving fun? Here … Continue reading →

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Inviting a Friend to Speech Therapy

Posted on March 19, 2014 by sherry

I am always trying to make therapy more fun for kids as I discover what they like as far as toys, games or arts and crafts. Some kids will work on speech goals easily if I provide some pretend play … Continue reading →

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