Breaks from speech therapy are good. Obviously I get refreshed and the kids seem to have a new vigor as they start up again. It's fun to take a...
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Toy Trends For Learning, The Best of Toy Fair 2013
Last week, the American International Toy Fair in New York City was a blitz of excitement, innovation, creativity and fun. I look forward to it...
Comparisons Lessons in Speech Therapy
I recently took a new book out of the library to use for speech language therapy sessions and realized it was perfect for teaching comparisons and...
Move! Sing! Play Along and Sing! CD’s for Therapists and Parents
I learned about this wonderful set of CD's created by music therapist and educator, Margie La Bella, when she submitted them and won a PAL Award....
Huck Runs Amuck! by Sean Taylor wins PAL Award
Here's a terrific new book with all the elements for teaching language and emergent literacy skills. I've used this book repeatedly in speech...
How to Choose and Use the Best Games for Children with Special Needs
I want to write a series of blogs on how to choose and use the best games, toys and books for children with special needs, since that is where my...
Top Preschool Books to Encourage Language Development
Here are some of my favorites, old and new for your preschooler to encourage language through a great story: The Great Fuzz Frenzy by Janet Stevens....
Speech Therapy Games, “S’ Match” by Thinkfun
I use fun commercial games for speech therapy all the time. Some are valuable as a reinforcer after a turn of saying a sound, practicing a language...
Seeing Differences In Preschools, Choosing the Right One
Last week a mom approached me for my opinion on whether her 2 year 3-month old daughter was on track with her language. I could understand some of...
Getting Speech Delayed Children to Talk at Nursery School
When I work with 2 and 3 year-olds, often Mom gives me the feedback that "they aren't talking much at school." My answer to that is let me do a...
A Clever Preschool Teacher
While I was visiting with a mom today, her 4 year-old daughter was creating a pretend world with her blocks. The blocks had many different shapes,...
Preschool Speech Therapy
Once again I am reminded of the importance of good communication between preschool teachers, speech therapists working with a child in their class,...
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