I aways enjoy hearing from former colleagues and got a note this week from Patti, a fellow speech pathologist with whom I shared a room when I...
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Activities for Learning to Read
It's been a fun vacation visiting our grandchildren over Thanksgiving and watching the two 5 year-olds beginning to read. Somehow I don't remember...
Using Art Sets in Preschool Speech Therapy
Most kids love art and creating their own masterpiece. I often use art kits in preschool therapy because I can easily engage a child and offer her...
Articulation Therapy Carryover Activities
I have a number of boys, ages 5-8, currently on my caseload, who are working on improving their articulation. They have made great gains in...
Playonwords.com Announced Top 10 PAL Picks 2013 Today On NBC CT TV
https://vimeo.com/79256591 Today I shared 8 of our Top 10 PAL Picks for 2013, Holiday Gift Guide. Here are some favorites we featured on our segment...
Preschool Articulation Therapy Lesson with 3D Dinoland Puzzle
For some reason, I find myself getting several new students this fall, all of whom are 4 year-old boys with articulation delays. Several of them...
Challenging Behaviors in Speech Therapy Within A Child’s Home
I have been thinking a lot about how to address several situations I found myself in lately as I entered a home for the first time to meet a family...
Language-Gap Study Bolsters Push For Pre-K, Article in NYT Today
The front page story in the New York Times today has a fascinating article on a new study reinforcing the results of research two decades ago,...
Playonwords.com Announces Fall 2013 PAL Award Winners
Playonwords.com Presents Their Fall 2013 PAL Awards - Best Toys, Games and Books That Spark Language Development Through Play Play On Words LLC, led...
Halloween Spider Fun in Speech Therapy
Okay, spiders aren't my favorite bug, but as long as they are cute in a book, I am okay with them. Let's not get into snakes though! Today I brought...
Halloween Preschool Speech Therapy Carryover
I have the privilege of working in homes so parents of preschoolers can watch their child's speech therapy sessions and carry over techniques to...
6 Tips For Picking Smart Baby Toys
When baby arrives, it’s time to play. Since newborn babies prefer a variety of shapes, curves, angles and contrasts in light and dark, your face is...
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