I have several early elementary aged boys on my caseload and am always looking for interesting materials to keep them actively involved in the...
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Reading to Children on the Autism Spectrum
Yesterday, I met a mom and a little boy whom I will be working with. He is relatively newly diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Mom had a...
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...
Christian Books for Preschoolers as Christmas Gifts
As a speech pathologist, I am always interested in what others in my profession are producing besides doing therapy. I came across these delightful...
Preschool Predictors of Literacy
Recently the National Early Literacy Panel (NELP) examined scientifically based research on what factors were influential in predicting literacy in...
“Rain Forest:A Journey From the River to the Treetops,” by Silver Dolphin Books
Strap on your boots and rain gear to venture through the entangled layers of the rain forest--discovering their inhabitants, habitat and prey,...
A Teacher’s Dream Come True
As educators, we strive to inspire our students to learn in an interesting and exciting way and then sit back to see if a child can use what we have...
Kids’ Poetry Resources for Home and Speech Therapy
Well, we are winding up a month of celebrating poetry and I have enjoyed every bit of it! Clever poems teach the rhythm of language, rhyme, humor...
What to Look for in Baby Books to Encourage Language
I am often asked to recommend baby books and admit I am pretty picky as to what I suggest. Here are some of my criteria for a stimulating and...
Picture Books Teach Diversity
In our effort to raise a generation of little ones who celebrate the differences in friends and are educated in classrooms that includes all kinds...
Victoria Kann, The Story behind the Illustrator
Saturday night, our Fairfield Public Library hosted “More Than Words,” a program featuring the framed art of children's book illustrators and a...
Reading Books to Babies and Toddlers
One of the tips I share with parents is to have books available to babies and toddlers. Have a basket or bag of books in whatever rooms you spend...
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