Elementary School Archives

Playonwords.com Features PAL Award Winners on FOX Milwaukee 12/3/20

| 10 and up, 12 years and up, 14 years and up, 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Elementary School, Elementary School Age, Language, Preschool, Preschool Class, Reading

Toy Expert and Speech-Language Pathologist, Erika Cardamone, from PlayOnWords.com. So much learning is happening at home these days. Today we’re...

Great New Picture Books About Dragons, Beach and Twins

| 3-6 year-olds, Birth-3 year-olds, Book Review, Books, Elementary School, Elementary School Age, Language, Preschool, Preschool Class, Reading, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Strategies to Enhance Language, writing

One of my favorite things to do is hang out in a neighborhood book store and check out the new picture books. As a matter of fact, when my husband...

Homeschooling a Child with Special Needs: The Pros and Cons

| 12 years and up, 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Elementary School, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Strategies to Enhance Language

From time to time I like to feature guest posts by either Speech language pathologists or those in other fields working to positively impact kids...

Kids’ Biographies Inspire Next Generation Leaders

| 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Books, Elementary School, Elementary School Age, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

I always appreciate a good biography written for children, especially one that inspires young girls to be their best. During a weekend with some of...

Play Your Way Back To School

| 10 and up, 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Elementary School, Language, Preschool, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, writing

Anticipating the start of a new school year is both exciting and daunting. As a parent and school speech therapist, I always felt the promise of a...

Book Lessons on Being Different

| 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Elementary School, Language, Preschool, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

I loved my visit to our town library today and was rewarded with a full bookshelf of "NEW!" books. They put a little sticker on them which really...

A Parent’s Guide to Teaming with the Schools to Build Language

| 12 years and up, 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Elementary School, Elementary School Age, Language, Speech and Language Delay

As parents enter the world of special education, the PPT meeting, to plan for your child's Individual Educational Plan (IEP) can be daunting. I have...