I just awarded Storymatic Kids with a 2012 PAL Award for its incredibly fun way to learn to tell and write stories! Originally designed as a...
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Comprehension Lessons in Speech Therapy
It's fun to be on a school team again twice a month when I meet with the public school special education team working with my kindergarten client....
Lessons Learned From Speech Therapy Tests
I’m always amazed by all I learn about a child while testing them that isn’t reflected in the results. Many times I end up telling parents more from...
ASTRA Marketplace 2012 Best New Finds to Build Language
I thoroughly enjoyed my first ASTRA (American Specialty Toy Retailing Association) Marketplace Convention this past week in Baltimore. I moved from...
Speech Therapy Laughs
With over 30 years of speech therapy sessions, I still get surprised by what I encounter and have a few laughs as I drive to clients’ homes and...
Word Finding Speech Therapy Lessons on Recycling
When I work with a child with Word Finding difficulties I follow his curriculum and work closely with his teacher. I have been fortunate this year...
PAL Award Winners on NBC CT Today
I had a fun interview with Yvonne at NBC CT today, sharing some of my newest PAL Award winners and how they can promote language development. Here...
PicCollage Free App for Speech Therapy
I really enjoy learning from my students. One of the activities I do with my 9 year-old friend working on /s/ carryover is to have her explain her...
Toy Companies Caring About Kids With Special Needs
I am going to be blogging periodically about companies that are listening to the special needs community of parents, educators and kids, to develop...
New App Helps Cognitively Impaired Make Phone Calls
Today's guest blogger is Ashley Alliano, a speech language pathology graduate student at Seton Hall University, who has developed the app, Unus...
The SLP Toolbelt, I Got an iPad…Now What?
I know you will enjoy this guest post by Katie Kelley, SLP at peachyspeech.com. Katie's depth of knowledge on speech therapy apps contributes to...
Draw And Tell App For Speech Therapy
"Draw & Tell" by Duck Duck Moose is a wonderful tool for speech therapy. First you select your background paper from colors, stripes, polka...
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