It's fun to play a game and see all the elements for learning and getting ready to read--matching the order of shapes, colors and numbers, using the...
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“Who Am I?” Teaches Questioning and Categories
"Who Am I?" by HABA Toys is a wonderful game of deductive reasoning, that teaches kids to ask questions in categories. Here's my video review:...
New Video Toy Reviews for PAL Award Winners
I'd much rather play with toys, teach parents, or write a blog than read the directions on how to use some new bit of technology. So you can imagine...
Speech Therapy Homework
Yesterday I blogged about taking speech therapy outside at this time of year and expanding a child's vocabulary and experience using language. I...
Spring Apraxia Speech Therapy Outside
Now that the weather has warmed up--we hope--I have started to take my speech therapy outside. Some of my favorite successes in doing therapy have...
Happy Easter, Happy Passover!
Enjoy this wonderful weekend with your families! My little niece is coming again so I have the plastic eggs ready to hide. Anyone have some good...
Playonwords’ PAL Award for Best DVD’s to Build Language
Playonwords' PAL Award has announced its first winner in the DVD category. Initially hesitant to take on this category because of recommendations by...
Light ‘N Sounds Vroomin’ Vehicles
Toddler toys are sometimes the hardest to recommend. Often we put adult features or themes on kids' toys that they don't even relate to but entices...
Child Apraxia Speech Therapy Progress
Today was a good day. I feel like we turned a corner with little 2 year-old Travis who is diagnosed with child apraxia of speech. I was the first...
Representative Giffords Progress in Speech Therapy
I will admit I am following Representative Gifford's progress closely, listening for any morsel of news about her progress, especially in the...
Best Toys To Build Language
Here is my 2009 list. I moved it out of articles to my blog so you can add these toys to your list that builds language. It's that time of year to...
Free CEU’s for Speech Therapists, Linguisystems
Normally I don't wait until the last minute, but this year I found myself in need of 11 hours of Continuing Education with two months to go. My...
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