I am constantly amazed at the role language learning plays across all academic subjects--math, science and social studies to name a few. I am...
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Halloween Costumes, Books, Fun in Speech Therapy
Well the countdown has begun to many kids' favorite holiday, Halloween! I blogged about the Halloween Calendar which was great fun to make. I used...
Videos in Speech Therapy for Autistic Kids
This week I used some great videos with my autistic kids. One little boy has a heightened interest in ospreys so I found a video of an osprey...
Great Games for Speech Therapy
Those of you who follow my blog know that I love to find great games to use in speech therapy. I am particularly interested in games that can...
Rory’s Story Cubes Has iPhone App!
If you think kids in speech therapy enjoy Rory's Story Cubes, watch them get excited about the iPhone App. Just shake your phone and the dice appear...
Newsweek Reports “Creativity Crisis” With Children
In a recent article in Newsweek, "The Creativity Crisis," it is reported that for the first time American creativity scores are declining. Children...
Using “Rory’s Story Cubes” in Speech Language Therapy
Many times our goal in speech therapy is for children to learn to build stories, adding details, descriptive words and generating a beginning,...
Back to School Speech Therapy
It's exciting watching kids assemble their new school supplies, get their backpacks together and compare who is in what class. Some of my friends...
Teaching Special Needs Kids to Take Tests
I was at a planning meeting this week with a team that I collaborate with as a private speech pathologist. My client is on the autism spectrum and I...
Speech Language Lessons for Elementary School, Peter’s Place
Children with Language learning disabilities benefit from reading and discussing good literature. Yesterday I read, Peter's Place by Sally...
Speech Lessons from Valeri Gorbachev Books
When I find a book I really like for using with my speech and language special needs kids, I usually see what else that author has written. My...
Summer Speech and Language Therapy Outside
Some kids work harder in a less structured setting, moving and learning as they go. Summer is a great opportunity to take these kids outside to...
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