Speech therapists, parents and kids have enjoyed Rory's Story Cubes for building storytelling skills as players use images on dice to trigger ideas...
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Concept and Vocabulary Lessons for Preschool Speech Therapy
If you are an itinerant speech therapist like I am, you love to find books packed with potential speech therapy lessons so you don't have to break...
Lego Friends Designed for Girl’s Construction and Pretend Play
I just reviewed my first Lego Friends set, Olivia's Tree House, and based on my little girl tester and her mom, it is a PAL Award winner! Lego is...
Retail Stores Reaching out To Special Needs Community
I am so excited about the buzz around retailers and manufacturers' interest in serving the special needs community by making it easy for parents to...
PAL Interview at NBC CT Today
I had a fun interview today at NBC CT sharing the latest PAL Award winners that can build language skills. Here are the toys and games that I...
Back to School Speech Therapy, Great Puzzles
I love to use puzzles in speech therapy and want to share some new terrific puzzles to liven up therapy sessions. Interesting puzzles can be used as...
PAL Award books featured on News12 Connecticut
I was just finishing up my PAL Winner's review of a delightful new book by Susan Hood and Janice Nadeau, "The Tooth Mouse," when I got a call from...
Try Step2’s Tropical Island Resort for Open-Ended Play
One of my favorite PAL Award winners this summer has been the Tropical Island Resort by Step2. Winning companies know that I not only test their...
Bookworm Gardens Brings Books To Life Through Nature
As we drove up to the entrance of Bookworm Gardens in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, I knew I was in for a treat. A group of day camp kids in their matching...
Inference Lessons in Speech Therapy
I'm often looking for good lessons to teach inference in speech therapy. So many of the kids I work with have difficulty with abstract language. One...
New Blue Orange Games PAL Winners Perfect for Speech Therapy fun
Those of you who know me, know that I have been using Blue Orange Games for speech therapy for years. Kids still request Froggy Boogie or Pengaloo...
Toobers and Zots and Sandzini Dough for Speech Therapy Activities
New PAL Award winner, Toobers and Zots, by Little Kids, Inc. is great for speech therapy activities. Designed for 3 years and up, I brought my tub...
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