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...
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Being a Speech Therapist is More Than Delivering Therapy
It occurred to me this week that there are many extra tasks associated with being a speech language pathologist besides delivering speech therapy....
Happy Halloween to all Blakcats and Gostes!
Happy Halloween to everyone! Hope you have fun trick-or-treating and have as safe holiday. Here was one of my treats that I found after our trip to...
5 Ways To Build Language Skills, Playing With A Puzzle
Parents don't typically consider a puzzle to be a language learning toy. Sure, it's great to build fine motor, and spacial relationship skills but...
Take the “Disney Palace Pets Royal Pet Salon” to Articulation Therapy
Wonder Forge makes such creative and engaging games for preschoolers, loaded with language learning! Their latest PAL Award winner, "Disney Palace...
30 Year-old Legos Excite Speech Therapy Kids
As you know, I find myself with several 5-8 year-old boys on my caseload and they are wild about legos. My little friend ran upstairs this morning...
Let’s Teach “She” and “He”
More on yesterday's topic of teaching personal pronouns to preschoolers. I had a session today with my little girl who is also working on he/she and...
How Do You Teach Pronouns to a Preschooler?
As you know, I enjoyed speaking to masters students in speech pathology at Northwestern University about a week ago. I really like to share ideas on...
“Finger Peeps” Puppets Can Build Language in Speech Therapy
I have shared several “Artzooka” make-and-play kits by Wooky Entertainment. They are colorful, fun, creative and fairly simple to assemble for...
Teaching Northwestern University SLP’s How To Choose Best Toys
Last Friday I had the privilege of speaking at my alma mater, Northwestern University to their first year masters degree students in speech...
Best New Toys to Develop Speech and Language
It's spring--I think! New flowers, new buds, and new toys. I have tested so many new products for the PAL Award in these past few weeks that I want...
Spring, Time To Grow Language With New PAL Award Winners
Crocuses popping up, dogwoods blooming and peepers whistling in the neighborhood pond remind me that spring has arrived and the landscape is alive...
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