Category Archives: Articulation

Speech Therapy Home Practice Ideas

Posted on October 12, 2009 by sherry

When I came to Reagan’s house this week, Mom looked a little disappointed that Reagan had not wanted to practice her speech as she usually did. As we know as therapists, kids that practice in our absence make more progress! … Continue reading →

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Preschool Speech Therapy, Teaching Imitation

Posted on October 6, 2009 by sherry

I watched a wonderful interaction between mother and child today during our speech therapy session. It is exciting for me to see my little clients improve, but just as satisfying to watch parents learn how to encourage speech and language. … Continue reading →

Posted in Apraxia, Articulation, Birth-3 year-olds, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toddler | Leave a comment

Speech Therapy Halloween Ideas for Autism, Language and Articulation

Posted on October 4, 2009 by sherry

Halloween is a fun time of year for kids and an easy theme to introduce into therapy. Today I want to share a few books on that theme that are simple, yet fun and can be incorporated into a language … Continue reading →

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Successful Speech Therapy for Lateral “sh”

Posted on September 7, 2009 by sherry

I will admit that I had been a little apprehensive to take on articulation cases that involved lateral lisps. Somehow they presented more of a challenge until I took an excellent course by  speech pathologist, Pam Marshalla, put on by … Continue reading →

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Materials for Childhood Apraxia of Speech

Posted on July 20, 2009 by sherry

Many speech delayed children have apraxia of speech or apraxic-like characteristics: inability to consistently repeat speech models, difficulty with the motor programming for speech, In my work with preschoolers who have these characteristics, I have found several materials valuable, one … Continue reading →

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“ChickyBoom” Game for Speech Language Therapy

Posted on June 21, 2009 by sherry

Blue Orange Games, known for their “hot games for a cool planet,” continue to invent clever games for kids that are friendly to our environment. Their latest member of the family, “ChickyBoom,” calls on fine motor skill and balance, requiring … Continue reading →

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“Gobblet Gobblers” Game for Speech Language Therapy

Posted on June 21, 2009 by sherry

Good board games require quick turns and lots of thinking. “Gobblet Gobblers” is a perfect beginning game of strategy utilizing visual-spacial memory, assessing options, and setting up strategy. This takeoff from Tic-Tac-Toe utilizes hungry, wide mouthed characters to hop to … Continue reading →

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Speech Therapy Glitter Activities

Posted on May 28, 2009 by sherry

Whenever therapy needs a little excitement, I bring out the glitter glue! This week I added a pad of paper, markers, plastic wiggle eyes and glitter glue to my bag. Preschool girls and boys alike just love to squeeze glitter … Continue reading →

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What Parents Can Expect From Preschool Speech Therapy

Posted on May 26, 2009 by sherry

Any speech therapy practice is constantly changing–clients are being dismissed and new ones are beginning therapy for the first time. It occurred to me that I should blog about some of the expectations that  parents have  who are new to … Continue reading →

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Preschool Activities for Speech Language Delay

Posted on May 18, 2009 by sherry

Don’t we all want to get the most out of our therapy sessions while having fun?? I find it challenging to find fun activities that don’t monopolize the session, but leave room for plenty of responses by the child. Therefore, … Continue reading →

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