Today is exciting because I announced the first PAL Awards for 2011. My top 22 toys and games that encourage creative play that builds language are...
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Announcing First 2011 PAL (Play Advances Language) Awards
Playonwords.com, established in 2003 by respected speech pathologist Sherry Artemenko, announces its first 2011 PAL Awards (Play Advanced Language)...
New Games and Toys for Speech Therapy
Some games and toys are directly related to building language or helping with speech articulation. I blogged about 2 such games last time. Another...
Great Games for Speech Therapy
At the New York Toy Fair 2011, I found many wonderful games for kids but two in particular stand out for speech therapy. "Guess How I Feel?" by Fun...
Best Educational Toys for Storytelling
Telling stories builds speech, language, and pre-literacy skills as children create a beginning, middle and end to their story, sequence and link...
Talk To Your Baby To Build Language
From your newborn’s first cry, you are drawn into a lifelong conversation just between the two of you! Coos and babbles are the foundation for later...
Questions From Parents About Reading and Speech
What if my baby isn’t interested in looking at a book? I met a mom who sang the story to her three-month-old baby, after reading didn’t work. Her...
Teaching Parents a New Way To Read to Their Kids
Want to hand parents a concise, show and tell book on how to read to their toddler without actually reading? "The Big Book of Explanations" simply...
Try Tangle Toys for Attention and Sensory Integration
When I was in the press room (the only place to find a ready chair!) putting my feet up during the Toy Fair 2011, I bumped into a colleague who...
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who’s the Fairest Baby of them All?
When I was visiting my son, daughter-in-law and 2 week-old Caroline, I asked Mom what she wanted to know about language at this infant stage. She...
A Parent’s Guide to Teaming with the Schools to Build Language
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...
9 Tips To Get Your Child to Talk About Her School Day
Getting teenagers to talk and confide in their parents is a hot topic. But face it. These communication skills should be modeled and practiced from...
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