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Splat the Cat Lesson Plan for Preschoolers in Speech Therapy
This winter just never seems to end (we're home AGAIN with schools closed and this beautiful fluffy stuff coming down all day), so the opportunity...
Using YOXO Construction to Liven Up Speech Therapy Sessions
I got a "Wow," and "Can I keep that?" just by taking the YOXObot Orig out of my therapy bag. My friend is working on his articulation goals and we...
Toy Fair 2015 Roundup, Top Trends Through a Learning Lens
Every year I feel like a kid in the candy store as I span the New York International Toy Fair's nearly half million square feet encountering a...
Reading Carryover for Older Articulation Therapy Students
I have found that kids enjoy reading or repeating phrases from books they are interested as they progress past preschool games. This week I asked a...
What Articulation Norms Do You Use?
This is a great question and I often pose it to other private therapists that I meet with so I am keeping up to date with the latest. I regularly...
Kids Making Their Own Language Toys
Okay, it's an ice storm in the northeast today and I am once again stuck inside, so I found myself going through old pictures. I came across this...
The Power of a Picture Book
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...
Sneak Peek at New Games Debuting at New York Toy Fair
Blue Orange (they brought us the fun Spot It! game series) has a big surprise for you... They tell us," We will release our first "heavy" board...
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...
More Games for Teaching Preschoolers on the Autism Spectrum
Okay, here are some more of my favorite games to play with kids on the autism spectrum, teaching social language as well as language concepts to...
Taking A Fresh Look at Kids After the Break
Breaks from speech therapy are good. Obviously I get refreshed and the kids seem to have a new vigor as they start up again. It's fun to take a...
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