-
2012 PAL Awards
Play on Words speech and language expert Sherry Artemenko recognizes exceptional toys, games and books that encourage language, spark fun and invite creative play.
all PAL Award winners
apply for an award
Win a PAL Award for toys, books & games:
-
PAL tips
Video reviews of our PAL Award winners with tips on how to advance language through play • see PAL tips... ►
-
new reviews
Read our reviews of the latest in toys, games and books • read reviews... ►
sherry in the news
Get the Flash Player to see this player.In this interview, Sherry Artemenko tells News 12 Connecticut about the latest toys that can help children’s development and learning. See more Sherry’s news... ►
- “Thank you Sherry! You are a BIG help and Max adores you.”
Maria, mother of a 5 year-old boy
Fairfield, CT
Category Archives: Language
Valentines Day Picture Books for Speech Therapy
Here are some more Valentines Day books to use in speech therapy to liven up your sessions: Love, Splat by Scotton Splat has made a special valentine for his secret crush, Kitten. A little bashful about giving it to her, … Continue reading
Valentines Day Books for Speech Therapy
It’s time to talk about love, hugs and kisses and use some fun stories to work on children’s speech and language goals. More books are included in last year’s blogs. Here are some fun books for preschoolers and early elementary … Continue reading
Parents Observing Speech Therapy
It has always been my objective to have parents involved in their child’s therapy process. Sometimes I feel like I get almost twice the progress when parents watch, learn and implement my strategies for their child’s speech and language goals. … Continue reading
Books to Use with Children With Autism
I am always looking for good stories that have a simple, fun story and clear illustrations to begin working on describing pictures, re-telling a story and answering questions about the content. Some professionals who work with children with ASD asked … Continue reading
Choosing Educational Toys for Speech Development
Toys do make a difference in stimulating a child’s speech development. I am constantly reminded of this as I work in homes and see what toy selections some kids have. You don’t have to spend a lot of money on … Continue reading
Progress in Play with Autistic Kids
I try to share my challenges and successes in therapy so others can learn from them. As we know, as parents and therapists we have good days and bad days. A good day for me is when a child I … Continue reading
Listen to Your Child’s Language Through Art
I love art and have hopefully instilled that love in my three boys, one of whom is in an art related field. I’ve written before encouraging parents to listen for the language in art with their children. Recently, I sat … Continue reading
Teachers Getting Paid for Lesson Plans Online
The New York TImes ran an interesting article on the front page called, “Selling Lesson Plans Online, Teachers Raise Cash and Questions.” They discussed the new market for teachers to sell their lesson plans online and the philisophical question of … Continue reading
Posted in Language
Leave a comment
Creative Play for Language Delay, Disorders or Autism
As a speech language therapist or parent of a child with language disorders, we want to expand our child’s play, while following their interests. The other day, I was playing with a little boy with the Fisher Price barn. After … Continue reading
Books on Slavery, Civil War, Language Lessons
I am working with a 5th grade student with a language disorder and she is studying the Civil War. I checked out a few books to use to work on her goals that I thought were interesting and helpful: Allen … Continue reading
