When I visited extended family in Wisconsin this summer, my cousin showed me a video of her 4 year-old, assisting in a cooking lesson with his...
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Making Up Stories With A Shadow Light Show
One of my favorite showrooms at the Toy Fair this year was Crayola. Maybe because of the artist in me, my love for markers of all kinds, or the many...
Volvo of Westport is Special to All Kids
It's summer and time to take speech therapy on the road. One of my favorite companions for our "outings" is James. We have been planning and talking...
30 Year-old Legos Excite Speech Therapy Kids
As you know, I find myself with several 5-8 year-old boys on my caseload and they are wild about legos. My little friend ran upstairs this morning...
Taking a Summer Break From Speech Therapy
This is the last week of school for public schools and there is freedom in the air! I remember the feeling when I worked in the public schools as we...
How to Keep Kids Writing During the Summer Break
Parents are conflicted right now. They are excited for the end of the year and all the deadlines, homework to be completed, projects to oversee and...
Helping Parents of Kids with Special Needs Plan Transition to Summer
Every year I am more amazed at the elaborate plans parents make for their kids for the summer. I couldn't wait for summer to come when my three boys...
Using Oral Motor Techniques in Articulation and Phonological Therapy
I have enjoyed reading, learning and sharing practical knowledge to use in speech therapy from Pam Marshalla's book on Articulation Carryover and am...
Talking To Your Premature Babies in the NICU Improves Language Scores
Having experienced the NICU in a very personal way about a year ago, I was excited to read about a new study published online February 19 in...
Let’s Teach “She” and “He”
More on yesterday's topic of teaching personal pronouns to preschoolers. I had a session today with my little girl who is also working on he/she and...
How Do You Teach Pronouns to a Preschooler?
As you know, I enjoyed speaking to masters students in speech pathology at Northwestern University about a week ago. I really like to share ideas on...
Use a Puzzle with Surprise Flaps to Spark Up Speech Therapy Lessons
My readers know how much I enjoy using a great puzzle in speech therapy. Puzzles can be used at a very basic level of adding a piece after a child...
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