I've gotta say there's not much that gets me quite as excited as discovering a fantastic new children's picture book and usually the author behind...
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Practice Charts for Articulation Therapy, Try Singing
Sometimes kids magically take that last step to carrying over their articulation sounds into conversation and they are ready for dismissal. Other...
Preview of Some Hot New Language Toys Debuting at the Toy Fair 2015
Things are heating up as I get several emails a day, inviting me to visit companies' booth at the Toy Fair coming in February. I get excited just...
Playonwords.com Named A Top Website for 2015
Thank you to Kidmunicate, for naming playonwords.com #12 in their "Top 75 Speech Pathology Websites / Blogs for 2015" based on nominations "and...
Back to Work, Hello 2015
Taking a break is wonderfully refreshing and essential, I might add, when you are working with kids. I've enjoyed my 2 weeks off for the holidays...
Use the Christmas Tree for Speech Therapy Carryover
It is such fun to be an itinerant speech therapist during the holidays because I get a peek into all the beautifully decorated homes. Last week I...
Slip on a Puppet for a Great Christmas Gift for Kids
Kids are fascinated with puppets as they come alive when slipped on your fingers. Folkmanis makes some of my favorites as they often allow for...
Do Our Kids Know What They Are Working On?
Every now and then I have to remind myself of some basics in delivering speech therapy to kids. In articulation therapy, I hear the voice and sage...
Kids Love a Counter in Articulation Speech Therapy
I have enjoyed using the free counting app, TxTools, in articulation therapy this week. It is especially effective with 5-8 year-old boys, HA! A...
Fun Halloween Jokes For Kids
I've heard more knock knock jokes this week while staying with my grandkids. Kids tell jokes in the cafeteria, in the hall, on the bus, at the...
Kids Inventing A Halloween Cat From Hape’s Packaging
"Do you know what happens when you make a toy? It helps the world!" That's what 6 year-old Caroline told me as she worked on her Halloween Cat toy,...
A Precious Week With My Grandchildren, Take A Look at Home Schooling
This is such a special week as we get to spend time in the lives of some of our grandchildren. So far we have participated in home-schooling,...
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