Last week a mom called to ask me about working with her 21 month-old little girl who had been tested by birth-Three Services twice since July and...
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Language-Gap Study Bolsters Push For Pre-K, Article in NYT Today
The front page story in the New York Times today has a fascinating article on a new study reinforcing the results of research two decades ago,...
Playonwords.com Announces Fall 2013 PAL Award Winners
Playonwords.com Presents Their Fall 2013 PAL Awards - Best Toys, Games and Books That Spark Language Development Through Play Play On Words LLC, led...
Halloween Preschool Speech Therapy Carryover
I have the privilege of working in homes so parents of preschoolers can watch their child's speech therapy sessions and carry over techniques to...
6 Tips For Picking Smart Baby Toys
When baby arrives, it’s time to play. Since newborn babies prefer a variety of shapes, curves, angles and contrasts in light and dark, your face is...
Toys and Games Shared on “Teachmetotalk” Podcast today
I really enjoyed being a guest on Laura Mize's Podcast today for "Teachmetotalk" on the topic of "Great Toys From Play On Words." She is a pediatric...
PAL Award Winners Offer Back to School Learning on NBC CT TV
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Speech Therapy For Apraxia, NACD Home Speech Therapist App Review
Apraxia therapy can be challenging as it requires frequent and intensive treatment, involving repetition of sounds and syllables in a systematic...
Up! Tall! and High! New PAL Winner For Beginning Reading and Sounds
Any parent who has proudly sat through their child's first attempts at reading a book, can relate to how boring some of the early readers are. It...
“Hello Sunshine,” New PAL Award winner, Shines In Preschool Speech Therapy
Toddlers can be a bit of a challenge in speech therapy because you have to keep them engaged and motivated with great toys and activities while...
Toddler Talking Points
Toddlers are some of my favorite people--they explore with abandon, imitate pirates and fairies, refuse with gusto, stack, dump and search,...
Preparing For a Toddler’s Speech and Language Evaluation
I frequently get calls from parents of children 15-18 months old saying their child isn't talking and they want an evaluation. I take a little more...
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