Ideas for speech therapy come to me at the funniest times, including in the middle of the night. Can any of my fellow SLP's relate? Anyway, I was...
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Miss Manners Knows How to Respond to a Stutterer
This week, nationally-syndicated advice column “Miss Manners” was asked how to respond to a person who stutters. "Is it rude to assist him in...
New Toy Fair Toys Rock in Speech Therapy
I had some fun sharing my pictures and a few new toys from Toy Fair 2014 in therapy this week. The little boys I work with who love legos added my...
More Articulation Carryover Activities
Okay, here I am trying out some more ideas and modifying some from Pam Marshalla's book, "Carryover Techniques in Articulation and Phonological...
Storytelling at Toy Fair 2014, Learning Language Through Play
Phew! I made it through all four days of the International Toy Fair, talking with over 100 companies and seeing hundreds of great new toys and...
2014 International Toy Fair Trends
We had a fantastic first day at the 2014 International Toy Fair in New York City. We started outside the show with Laser Peg's "Pegasaur" and met...
Articulation Carryover Techniques, Self-Monitoring
I promised to blog my way through Pam Marshalla's book, "Carryover Techniques in Articulation and Phonological Therapy," and I'm ready to tackle...
Valentine’s Day Books For Speech Therapy Lessons
The book table at Barnes and Noble is filled with Valentine's Day books. I tend to pass up the series books in favor of those with unique stories...
Sneak Peek At the NYC Toy Fair 2014
Excitement is building as everyone is getting ready for the Toy Fair starting next weekend. Although we don't have our own meteorologist like the...
Valentine’s Day Books Celebrating Love and Friendship To Build Language
I love using great picture books in speech therapy or simply reading a fun book to kids. Here are some of my new favorite books celebrating love and...
Teen with Autism Invites Ellen DeGeneres to Prom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YqJRxrbm94#t=480 I came across this story yesterday and was so touched. 17 year-old high school senior, Esteban...
GoldieBlox Commercial Airs on the Super Bowl Last Night
How exciting to watch a startup company get their national ad shown on the Super Bowl last night! Kudos to Intuit for choosing GoldieBlox over the...
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