Parents of children who I work with are always looking for fun and effective products to use with their kids to promote their skills. One of the...
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Articulation Speech Therapy Games
I find the easiest way to motivate kids working on sounds is to have a cache of fun, motivating games to play with them. Have them say several...
“One,” a Story About Bullying and Inclusion
Everyone I have read this book to--parents and kids--wants a copy. That is quite an endorsement. Through simple blotches of color,...
Thank You Latentdesign.com, Best Children’s Photography
I want to thank my youngest son, Peter of latentdesign.com, for the use of his beautiful artistic photography on my website. I love using pictures...
Children’s Book Illustrators Encourage Reading
Having blogged about “More Than Words,” our public library’s program featuring four children’s book illustrators, I realize once again the...
Teaching Preschoolers To Share Through Books
Having just spent an hour with two three year-olds, facilitating play, I realized that sharing is an ongoing challenge for preschool peers. As...
Picture Books Teach Diversity
In our effort to raise a generation of little ones who celebrate the differences in friends and are educated in classrooms that includes all kinds...
“My Travelin’ Eye” by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
Born with eyes that look opposite ways, Jenny Sue is out of the ordinary, but thank heavens for her mom who loves her child and turns different into...
Articulation Speech Therapy for R and S
On Friday I attended a continuing education course by BER (Bureau of Education and Research) on “Practical Therapy Techniques for Persistent...
Victoria Kann, The Story behind the Illustrator
Saturday night, our Fairfield Public Library hosted “More Than Words,” a program featuring the framed art of children's book illustrators and a...
Hans Wilhelm, The Story Behind the Illustrator
Can I just say that I love my public library??!! The Fairfield Public Library hosted "More Than Words," tonight featuring four local children's book...
The Importance of Children’s Play
My son sent me an excellent article on "The Serious Need for Play" in Scientific American. Psychiatrist Stuart Brown has been studying the effects...
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