Every parent cringes when he hears his preschooler yell out, “Mine” while holding tight to a toy as his peer tries to wrestle it away. Giving up a...
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Best Valentine’s Day Read-Alouds
Hang out for day with a child, and you realize that Valentine's Day is everyday--filled with love and hugs overflowing. Capture the spirit with a...
Getting Ready for Kindergarten, Speech and Language
I was in a meeting last week, consulting on a 5-year-old child who has taken an extra year of preschool before entering kindergarten, due to...
“Beautiful Oops!” For the Perfectionist In All Of Us
Driving around in my car with the radio droning on in the background, I perked up when listening to an author's interview on CBS radio with Barney...
Inspiring “The Junkyard Wonders” by Patricia Polacco
I love it when a favorite author comes out with a new book and it is just as satisfying as the last one. Patricia Polacco delights her audiences...
Figurative Language in “Atlantic”, Speech Therapy
Are you doing a lesson on figurative language? Here is a terrific book to use in Speech Therapy, the classroom or just enjoy reading it to your...
Halloween Costumes, Books, Fun in Speech Therapy
Well the countdown has begun to many kids' favorite holiday, Halloween! I blogged about the Halloween Calendar which was great fun to make. I used...
Countdown to Halloween, Speech Fun
As I was leaving one of my favorite gift stores, I passed their Halloween exhibit of spooky Silly Banz and glow in the dark ghosts, and my eye...
Videos in Speech Therapy for Autistic Kids
This week I used some great videos with my autistic kids. One little boy has a heightened interest in ospreys so I found a video of an osprey...
Using “Rory’s Story Cubes” in Speech Language Therapy
Many times our goal in speech therapy is for children to learn to build stories, adding details, descriptive words and generating a beginning,...
“Rory’s Story Cubes” by Gamewright
Kids love to roll dice--now they can toss nine picture cubes with clever images on each of the six sides and tell a story using the face up images....
Play “Order’s Up” in Speech Therapy
Games make speech therapy fun but carefully selected games can also advance a child's progress toward their IEP goals. "Order's Up" by Gamewright,...
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