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2012 PAL Awards
Play on Words speech and language expert Sherry Artemenko recognizes exceptional toys, games and books that encourage language, spark fun and invite creative play.
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- “Sherry, thank you so much for working with my girls for so long. Your kindness, thoughtfulness, insight and professionalism made our experience so meaningful. My husband and I appreciate all you have done for them. Let’s keep in touch. Thanks again.”
Mother of 3 and 5 year-old girls
Greenwich, CT
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Take Rollors Outside for some SpeechTherapy Fun
I know it’s only April but it was 80 degrees here in Connecticut today and it was definitely a play outside day! Here is my latest PAL Award winner, the “Rollors” game, to take outdoors and have a fresh air … Continue reading
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Teach Inference, Comparisons and Description with “the little pea”
The simplicity of the cover with the little green pea proudly holding his peacock feather gives a hint of this heart-warming story of the little pea’s adventure to be unique. Finding himself on a plant full of similar peas, the … Continue reading
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PAL Award Winners from Thinkfun For Speech Therapy
As I was leaving to go do speech therapy the other day, I glanced down at my bag and had a quick thought that the boxes looked the same. Yes, indeed, I was off to play with kids with all … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
We brought in the New Year with a trek into New York City. We encountered tons of people on the balmy night, lots of New York’s finest, as well as barricades everywhere to create a maze to navigate to get … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Everyone!
I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! May you have a cherished time with family and friends.
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Congratulations to our “Tell Tale” Winner!
Congratulations to our winner, Angie Moore, who gets our free copy of “Tell Tale” to start the storytelling! Thanks to everyone who participated and stay tuned for more great PAL Award winner give-aways.
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“Sounds Like Fun!” Shows Parents What Speech Therapy Is
Speech-Language pathologists are a creative bunch by nature. We are diagnosticians who have to continuously re-assess our clients and their progress and come up with fun exciting ways to engage our clients for progress. That’s why I enjoy reviewing products … Continue reading
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Halloween Speech Therapy Activities
Okay, wonder-parent shared this idea with me last week. She had done it with her son to practice his sounds for speech therapy, /k/ and /g/. She read him Fright Night Flight, by Laura Krauss Melmed, illustrated by Henry Cole. … Continue reading
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Articulation Carryover Ideas From Moms
I am working with a particularly astute set of moms lately who really want to participate in their child’s speech therapy, particularly my clients working on articulation. I explain that therapy will go a lot fast if they join their … Continue reading
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And the Winner Is……..
Thanks to all our fans for participating in our giveaway of “What’s In the Cat’s Hat? Game.” I loved all your ideas of what you would hide in the Cat’s hat for others to guess. I enjoy hearing from all … Continue reading
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