Waddle on down to the South Pole and start gathering these adorable penguins for a hot game of Pengoloo. Kids love the element of surprise as they...
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More Halloween Books, Queen of Halloween, to Build Children’s Language Skills
Here's a simple, sweet Halloween story, Queen of Halloween by Mary Engelbreit, that can be used for the younger set to prepare them for that...
Clever Preschool Website to Teach Kids the Alphabet
Admittedly, this website might be even more entertaining to parents than kids but check out bemboszoo.com. Click on any letter of the alphabet, see...
How to Save Money on Great Educational Toys
With the current financial crisis going on, everyone is talking about how to save money. I was watching a Target commercial the other night, and...
Practice Makes Perfect with Children’s Articulation
I love the kids I work with and am privileged to be able to deliver my services in their homes. Since I work in their environment, they are relaxed,...
New Halloween Books to Encourage Kid’s Language
I am going to write a few blogs about some fun new Halloween books. I will warn you that I am not into the scary, creepy kind. I was actually half...
Parents of Autistic Kids Need a Break Too–Take Care of You
I was visiting with a mom while I was working with her 3 year-old who had recently been diagnosed on the autism spectrum. We were talking about...
Great Websites–Resources for Parents, Teachers and Speech Therapists on Reading and Bilingual Learning
Check out Reading Rockets, www.readingrockets.org, offering “a wealth of reading strategies, lessons, and activities to help young children learn...
Teaching Kids that it is Okay to Make Mistakes–Language Evolves
I work with several students on building their language to support writing. We brainstorm ideas, organize them, make pictures in our mind, get ideas...
Boys are Different Than Girls–Look at Their Pretend Play
For some reason my daughter-in-law finds my life amusing. Yesterday she asked me to tell her something funny. Having just spent the morning with 2...
Parents and Teachers Check out “Big Words for Little People” to Laugh and Learn Children’s Language
Usually, I'm not one to recommend a celebrity author's book but Big Words for Little People by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell is a riot!...
Best Travel Ideas for Vacations with a Child with Autism
In Sunday's New York Times there is a great article called "Bypassing the Roadblocks of Autism," dealing with the challenges of traveling with a...
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