One of the delightful perks of my job is meeting some amazingly creative people from game inventors to book authors. Susan Hood contacted me about...
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Free Articulation Screener by Little Bee Speech
I really enjoy watching how many of us speech language pathologists are following our passions and sharing our work with each other to improve the...
Child-Led Speech Therapy Lessons
We all know that child-led play is preferable because kids learn more, use their imagination and discover as they explore and invent new ways to use...
Retail Stores Reaching out To Special Needs Community
I am so excited about the buzz around retailers and manufacturers' interest in serving the special needs community by making it easy for parents to...
PAL Interview at NBC CT Today
I had a fun interview today at NBC CT sharing the latest PAL Award winners that can build language skills. Here are the toys and games that I...
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...
PAL Award books featured on News12 Connecticut
I was just finishing up my PAL Winner's review of a delightful new book by Susan Hood and Janice Nadeau, "The Tooth Mouse," when I got a call from...
Spike the Mixed-up Monster by Hood and Sweet Great for Speech Therapy
My newest PAL Award winning book. "Spike the Mixed-up Monster" is a gem by children's author, Susan Hood. The darling story of a little salamander,...
Bookworm Gardens Brings Books To Life Through Nature
As we drove up to the entrance of Bookworm Gardens in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, I knew I was in for a treat. A group of day camp kids in their matching...
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...
New Blue Orange Games PAL Winners Perfect for Speech Therapy fun
Those of you who know me, know that I have been using Blue Orange Games for speech therapy for years. Kids still request Froggy Boogie or Pengaloo...
Toobers and Zots and Sandzini Dough for Speech Therapy Activities
New PAL Award winner, Toobers and Zots, by Little Kids, Inc. is great for speech therapy activities. Designed for 3 years and up, I brought my tub...
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