I have often told parents that they should be the Producer, not the Director of their child's pretend play, meaning, set out some fun toys and...
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Speech Therapy Glitter Activities
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...
“Rain Forest:A Journey From the River to the Treetops,” by Silver Dolphin Books
Strap on your boots and rain gear to venture through the entangled layers of the rain forest--discovering their inhabitants, habitat and prey,...
A Teacher’s Dream Come True
As educators, we strive to inspire our students to learn in an interesting and exciting way and then sit back to see if a child can use what we have...
A Poem for Mother’s Day
As I work with kids this week, I see them secretly making a surprise for Mom to celebrate Mother's Day. I know I still have the little clay...
More Tips on Raising a Bilingual Child
My last post included a note from a parent raising her child bilingual. She encountered some resistance from her child as she entered school and mom...
Kids’ Poetry Resources for Home and Speech Therapy
Well, we are winding up a month of celebrating poetry and I have enjoyed every bit of it! Clever poems teach the rhythm of language, rhyme, humor...
The Joys of Being a Speech Therapist
It was with mixed feelings that I approached the house of a kindergartner today. You see today was graduation day from speech therapy! Although I...
Language Therapy Lesson Using Polly Pocket Play
I am working with a 6 year-old on using correct irregular past tense verbs. As you know, I mostly use toys, games and great kids' literature as my...
Language Lesson for Teaching About Fables
According to the thesaurus, a fable is an allegory, a fairy tale, a legend, a tale, or even a "whopper!" Reading fables can teach children...
DVD Helps Kids with Autism Read Faces, “The Transporters”
I had the opportunity to review a newly released DVD, "The Transporters," developed based on research, to teach children, ages 4-8, with Autism...
Language Lessons Using Poetry
Since April is Poetry Month, I will be writing several posts on ideas for language and classroom activities as well as ideas for parents to use at...
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