Parents often ask me for good game ideas for their kids. Today a mom wrote down every game I played with her son directly to her Christmas list!...
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Speech Language Therapy Through Read Alouds
I've been working with several elementary aged children to build their language skills. I always find that rich children's literature holds their...
Land of Pretend Play–Another Fun Visit to Preschool
One of the enjoyable parts of my job is that I occasionally get to go and see one of my little clients in their preschool setting and work with them...
More Tips for Saving Money on Educational Toys
Okay here is another tip for saving money--or should I say spend no money--on educational toys. I was at 3 year-old William's house yesterday. He is...
Getting the Most Language Out of a Visit to an Art Museum with Your Children
Being a parent is hard work and as we all know, rewarding--sometimes when we least expect it. For my birthday present my oldest son asked me into...
Build a Kid’s Thesaurus with your Child to Encourage Vocabulary
I work with several kids to build their oral language skills that then relate to their writing skills. Research shows that oral vocabulary is linked...
Great Speech Therapy Kit for Preschoolers with Language Goals
Part of being a speech-language pathologist is looking a bit like Mary Poppins with our bags of toys and materials to excite and stimulate kids'...
What I Saw in a Great Preschool to Build Language
I visit many area preschools, sometimes doing therapy within a child's school setting, just observing or giving in-service training to teachers and...
Printing Letters in Preschool Helps Children Recognize Letters
There is so much going on in the field of neuroimaging research and the brain. In the August 11, 2008 issue of "Advance for Speech-Language...
Questions From New Moms and Dads About Their Babies, Books and Language
I just talked to a group of new moms and dads at Greenwich Hospital. I love it when dads come and we actually had three! Here were some of their...
More Halloween Books, Queen of Halloween, to Build Children’s Language Skills
Here's a simple, sweet Halloween story, Queen of Halloween by Mary Engelbreit, that can be used for the younger set to prepare them for that...
Clever Preschool Website to Teach Kids the Alphabet
Admittedly, this website might be even more entertaining to parents than kids but check out bemboszoo.com. Click on any letter of the alphabet, see...
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