Category Archives: Language

Build and Imagine’s New “Creativity Castle” Entertains on Facetime

Posted on July 15, 2016 by sherry

You all know that I am a big fan of Build and Imagine’s magnetic storywall sets to build language and strengthen skills for reading a writing. Their newest set, “Creativity Castle” combines the best of their features to give us … Continue reading →

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Playonwords.com on FOX6 WITI TV “Real Milwaukee” today!

Posted on June 15, 2016 by sherry

I’m excited to announce some of my Spring PAL Award winners on FOX6 WITI TV “Real Milwaukee” today on their 9:00 show. If you’re in the Milwaukee area, please tune in. Today I am featuring some of the PAL Award’s … Continue reading →

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Playonwords.com Presents Their Spring 2016 PAL Awards

Posted on June 1, 2016 by sherry

Congratulations to all our 2016 Spring PAL Award winners as well as our past honorees. Thanks for all you do to make language learning fun!  Last week one of our our toy videos, NogginStik, was included on the Today Show featuring Mompreneur, Marcia Haut.  … Continue reading →

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Best New Toys to Engage Multi-sensory learning

Posted on May 11, 2016 by sherry

This year at the Toy Fair in New York City I saw a trend in added sensory experiences in toys, especially tactile features. I wanted to share some of my favorites for adding learning dimensions to your child’s play time: … Continue reading →

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Speech-Language Impairments Rank #1 in Kids 3-5 (IDEA)

Posted on April 25, 2016 by sherry

ASHA Leader Magazine is a favorite of mine. I was just reading the April issue and turning down the corners on several fantastic, relevant articles. Here’s one that got my attention, “Speech-Language Impairments Rank First, Second Highest By Age” So Speech-Language … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-6 year-olds, Birth-3 year-olds, Language, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toys | 1 Comment

Kids Learn Independently With The New Smartscope

Posted on April 8, 2016 by sherry

It was a joy to watch my three friends, aged 5, 8 and 9 years old, gather their specimens from outside and head to their new Ravensburger Smartscope to magnify, identify, explore and learn. We started with pollen (since we were … Continue reading →

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First Games for 3 year-olds, Setting up Play

Posted on February 8, 2016 by sherry

My twin grandchildren are approaching 3 and interested in playing games. There are so many wonderful first games for 3 year-olds by companies like WonderForge, ThinkFun, Educational Insights, SimplyFun and Peaceable Kingdom, to name a few of my favorites. The … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-6 year-olds, Language, play, Preschool, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Strategies to Enhance Language | Leave a comment

How Dollhouse Play Can Strengthen Essential Learning Skills

Posted on February 3, 2016 by sherry

I have dollhouses on the mind lately. As I prepare to move out of state and pour over the stuff in my house (I am not a collector but it is amazing what accumulates) and decide where things go–the dump, … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Chapter, New State

Posted on January 4, 2016 by sherry

Wow, lots of “news” to report here. As of the end of December, I said goodbye to all my amazing families and kids that I’ve worked with in my speech therapy practice to start a new chapter in Play on … Continue reading →

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Build and Imagine Sets Ignite Pretend Play with Kids on the Autism Spectrum

Posted on October 23, 2015 by sherry

I love to share amazing experiences I have with kids, ones that surprise even me as children lead the way and show new dimensions of play with an outstanding toy. I’ve been having one of those “Wow” experiences while working with … Continue reading →

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