Once again, I started my therapy session and it took off in a new direction. I had been to the grocery story before work and passed a grocery cart...
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A Week of Firsts in Speech Therapy
As I look back at my week, I had several "firsts" as I went from home to home doing speech therapy. Yesterday, a 6 year-old I saw for the first time...
Splat the Cat Lesson Plan for Preschoolers in Speech Therapy
This winter just never seems to end (we're home AGAIN with schools closed and this beautiful fluffy stuff coming down all day), so the opportunity...
Using YOXO Construction to Liven Up Speech Therapy Sessions
I got a "Wow," and "Can I keep that?" just by taking the YOXObot Orig out of my therapy bag. My friend is working on his articulation goals and we...
Reading Carryover for Older Articulation Therapy Students
I have found that kids enjoy reading or repeating phrases from books they are interested as they progress past preschool games. This week I asked a...
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine's Day to you all! I will be spending Valentine's Day with my sweetheart at the International Toy Fair in New York City.
Kids Making Their Own Language Toys
Okay, it's an ice storm in the northeast today and I am once again stuck inside, so I found myself going through old pictures. I came across this...
Sneak Peek at New Games Debuting at New York Toy Fair
Blue Orange (they brought us the fun Spot It! game series) has a big surprise for you... They tell us," We will release our first "heavy" board...
Best Play Food for Toddlers
After spending 2 days with my twin 20-month old grandchildren, I am stuffed with soup, cheese topped cheerios, blueberries, and apples. They spend...
Playonwords.com Named A Top Website for 2015
Thank you to Kidmunicate, for naming playonwords.com #12 in their "Top 75 Speech Pathology Websites / Blogs for 2015" based on nominations "and...
More Games for Teaching Preschoolers on the Autism Spectrum
Okay, here are some more of my favorite games to play with kids on the autism spectrum, teaching social language as well as language concepts to...
New Research Shows Preschoolers with Special Needs Benefit from Typical Peers’ Strong Language
I'm always interested in current research to back our therapy and planning for kids with special needs. As a pediatric speech language pathologist,...
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