I've enjoyed the unique opportunity to attend the International Toy Fair in New York City as a member of the press, viewing the exciting new...
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Teaching Social Skills With Puppets
I really enjoy ASHA Leader Magazine's new format and especially look forward to the "Blogjam" section, since I'm a blogger and have even been...
Getting Ready for the Toy Fair 2013!
I can't wait for the International Toy Fair in New York City! It starts tomorrow and even a mere 2-3 feet of snow isn't stopping me. There is such...
BrickStix and Mod Stix Build Story Telling
Are you looking for a great stocking stuffer for the holidays that kids will love? You know the kind of gift they open and then disappear for a few...
TenseBuilder App Review
Mobile Education Store is fast becoming a favorite source for speech therapy apps. It's hard to find engaging apps for kids past the pre-school...
EzyRoller Gets Kids Moving
One of my favorite toy testing families came for a visit, jumped off their bikes and ran to get in line for a turn on the EzyRoller. Described as...
Playonwords.com Announces 2012 Fall PAL Award Winners!
Playonwords.com Presents Their Fall 2012 Play Advances Language (PAL) Award Winners, The Best Toys, Books and Games To Spark Fun And Encourage...
Halloween Books and Apps for Speech Therapy
Halloween is such a fun holiday for kids and provides lots of material to make our speech therapy sessions special! ASHASphere has a guest post this...
Rorys’ Story Cubes MAX Helps Kids With Special Needs
Speech therapists, parents and kids have enjoyed Rory's Story Cubes for building storytelling skills as players use images on dice to trigger ideas...
Back To School Great New Games for Speech Therapy
The beginning of a new school year is always exciting for students as well as educators--I still feel the thrill several years after I've left the...
Back to School Speech Therapy, Great Puzzles
I love to use puzzles in speech therapy and want to share some new terrific puzzles to liven up therapy sessions. Interesting puzzles can be used as...
Inference Lessons in Speech Therapy
I'm often looking for good lessons to teach inference in speech therapy. So many of the kids I work with have difficulty with abstract language. One...
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