I love to see parents evolve into great play partners for their children. Part of the therapy I do with kids is to educate their parents on how to...
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“Feed the Kitty” by Gamewright
This "delicious game of mice and dice" keeps kids on their toes as they try to hang on to their mice--as they move from person to person or even...
“Muffin Doll” by Gotz
It's no wonder that Gotz dolls is celebrating its 60th anniversary--continuing to create dolls like precious Muffin who perfectly cradles into a...
A Day With No Crayons, Language Lesson
I love to read books that connect language with art. A Day With No Crayons is a clever story about a little girl who-you guessed it--lost the use of...
“My Little Pony Family Convertible” by Playskool
Baby PInkie Pie is up from her nap and ready for some adventure. Snap her into her car seat and start the pink-hearted purple wheels rolling. Mom...
Getting Kids with Autism to Talk About Their School Day
One of the goals I have for a child I am working with who has autism, is that he tell two things about his school day, when he comes home. We have...
How Children Learn Language
Parents often ask what the next steps are for their children learning language and how long it will take to catch up to "normal." Children start...
Articulation Carryover Activities for “S and “SH”
I find books to be a great language enriching carryover activity for articulation. Recently I was working on /s/ and /sh/ with several students and...
Simple Snow Stories for Speech Language Therapy
It's almost March and we are having two snowstorms out east this week. So even though I see readers requesting Spring lessons for therapy, I am...
Top Picks for Language Toys at Toy Fair 2010
Now that I have come back down to earth after racing from one booth to another, and seeing all the fantastic new toys and games that amazingly...
Dads Are The Best!
I love working with parents but usually it is Mom who participates in our therapy sessions or moms who attend talks that I give on talking, reading...
Free Valentine’s Day Download Cards for Speech Therapy
Okay it is almost Valentine's Day and I am still finding great free downloads for valentines to use with kids to make speech therapy more fun....
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