Category Archives: 8 years and up

Break Out Summer Learning With a MoonScope, Microscope or AquaScope

Posted on June 13, 2013 by sherry

Thanks to Bob Artemenko for today’s guest blog. Bob is the other half of our PAL Award team, CMO, as well as a pilot and star gazer.  Of all the kid’s activity-series you might consider this summer, Educational Insights’ Exploration … Continue reading →

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Great Apps For Speech Therapy: Rainbow Sentences by Mobile Education Store

Posted on May 26, 2013 by sherry

I want to share my latest experience with another outstanding app from Mobile Education Store, “Rainbow Sentences,” designed to help students create grammatically correct sentences using color coded cues.  You can select the settings to give your students the highest … Continue reading →

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PAL Award Winners on NBC CT Yesterday

Posted on April 24, 2013 by sherry

I enjoyed my interview on NBC CT yesterday. It is always fascinating to watch their news hour produced. It’s much like an 8 ring circus if there is such a thing because their anchors are so professional, reading the news … Continue reading →

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Lesson Plans for Screen-Free Week: Pretend, Play, Talk

Posted on April 18, 2013 by sherry

Turn off the TV? Set aside the iPad? Give up video games? That’s just what millions of people will be doing April 29-May 5 as they turn off screens and turn on life.  We all see our kids pick up … Continue reading →

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Lessons To Build Conversation in Speech Therapy

Posted on April 10, 2013 by sherry

Some of my favorite therapy lessons are spontaneous, based on materials I discover when I arrive at a house. Today I was greeted by a first grader who had just visited his school Book Fair. He was gripping his new … Continue reading →

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Best New Games For Speech Therapy

Posted on April 7, 2013 by sherry

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 products being introduced. After seeing hundreds of new games, toys and books, I shared my … Continue reading →

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Teaching Social Skills With Puppets

Posted on March 25, 2013 by sherry

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 featured in it. In the March issue one of my favorite SLP blogs, If Only I … Continue reading →

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Teaching The Difference Between Honesty and Being Frank

Posted on February 27, 2013 by sherry

Often as speech pathologists we are called upon to teach kids the nuances of language. What does someone REALLY mean when they say something? Can we get some clues from their face and body language? I just found this new … Continue reading →

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Toy Trends For Learning, The Best of Toy Fair 2013

Posted on February 26, 2013 by sherry

Last week, the American International Toy Fair in New York City was a blitz of excitement, innovation, creativity and fun. I look forward to it every year, as I make my way through the acres of booths filled with 150,000 … Continue reading →

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Correcting Lateral sh in Speech Therapy

Posted on February 18, 2013 by sherry

I must say the lateral /sh/ used to scare me a bit in speech therapy until I took Pamela Marsalla’s course,“Practical Therapy Tips for Persistent Articulation Errors: Frontal Lisp, Lateral Lisp and Distorted R. I got amazingly quick results in establishing … Continue reading →

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