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2012 PAL Awards
Play on Words speech and language expert Sherry Artemenko recognizes exceptional toys, games and books that encourage language, spark fun and invite creative play.
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- “Sherry, thanks for giving us back our son. We are so grateful for everything you did for Ben and our family. Not seeing you every week makes me feel that something is missing… but we look forward to a summertime walk! We miss you,”
Nicole, mother of 2 year-old boy who was dismissed from therapy
Westport, CT
Category Archives: Books
Huck Runs Amuck! by Sean Taylor wins PAL Award
Here’s a terrific new book with all the elements for teaching language and emergent literacy skills. I’ve used this book repeatedly in speech therapy sessions for sequencing, re-tell, rhyming and description. Here is my review: I love when I find … Continue reading
“Splish Splash Splat” Wins PAL Award for Language Learning Fun
Splat was enjoying the perfect dream as candy fish swam by when mom interrupted his sleep, declaring it was time to get up. And oh, by the way, his arch enemy, Spike was coming over for a playdate after school. … Continue reading
E-Books vs Print Books for Children?
With the influx of technology into the world of children’s books, it is interesting to watch the reaction of new parents to the options available to them–read a paper book and turn the pages or pull out your tablet and … Continue reading
Posted in 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Books, Language, Reading
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“I Can Play That” Brings Together Language, Literacy and Pretend Play
“I Can Play That” is the latest in a series of wonderful resources to encourage language development through reading by Dr. Susan Lederer. Her first two interactive storybooks, “I Can Say That” and “I Can Do That” provide simple repetitive … Continue reading
Posted in Birth-3 year-olds, Books, Language, Preschool
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Speech Therapy Lessons for Articulation and Word Finding
I think I will blog today about my therapy sessions. I saw kids from 2 1/2 to 13 years old. My takeaway today is how much I love great books and games and how useful they are in my therapy … Continue reading
Posted in 10 and up, 12 years and up, 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Articulation, Books, Games, Language, Word Finding
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Lesson Plans for Analogies, “Beach is to Fun”
Teaching analogies can be challenging, especially if it is a first lesson on how to solve them or write your own. What a great language lesson to figure out the relationship between words or concepts and condense it into words. … Continue reading
Babble’s 100 Best Children’s Books
Many “Best of” lists are coming out now in time for the holidays. Respected experts and websites compile lists that are helpful to parents and educators as they sift through the myriad of options for toys and books. On that … Continue reading
New Books to Teach Articulation and Reading
At my latest visit to our public library, I started my hunt at the “New Books” section as usual. I came upon a new series of books that are designed by Child’s World to assist children in phonics development. Of … Continue reading
Posted in 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Articulation, Books, Reading
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Language Lesson for “Hands Off, Harry!” by Rosemary Wells
I have been using Rosemary Well’s newest book, “Hands Off, Harry!” for language lessons all week with kids who are on the autism spectrum or have language learning disabilities. What a terrific teaching tool! Since summer is a time for … Continue reading
Zoe’s First Book Review
Ten-month-old Zoe has reported in on one of her favorite books(via Mom), “Zoe and Her Zebra” by Claire Beaton. It probably helps that she shares a name with the lead character in the book. Zoe observed that the rhythm and … Continue reading






