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“My Travelin’ Eye” by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

Mar 15, 2009 | 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Book Review, Books, Elementary School Age, Preschool, Strategies to Enhance Language

Born with eyes that look opposite ways, Jenny Sue is out of the ordinary, but thank heavens for her mom who loves her child and turns different into...

Articulation Speech Therapy for R and S

Mar 12, 2009 | 6-8 year-olds, Apraxia, Articulation, Elementary School Age, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

On Friday I attended a continuing education course by BER (Bureau of Education and Research) on “Practical Therapy Techniques for Persistent...

Play-Doh for Preschoolers and Speech Therapy

Mar 11, 2009 | 3-6 year-olds, Articulation, Birth-3 year-olds, play, Preschool, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toys

Certain toys and games are winners as they amuse children and allow for discrete turns so a child can repeat your model, and you give them one more...

Victoria Kann, The Story behind the Illustrator

Mar 10, 2009 | 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Books, Elementary School Age, Preschool, Reading, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

Saturday night, our Fairfield Public Library hosted “More Than Words,” a program featuring the framed art of children's book illustrators and a...

Preschool Speech Therapy Activities

Mar 10, 2009 | 3-6 year-olds, Apraxia, Articulation, Birth-3 year-olds, Preschool, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toddler

When I work with preschoolers, I always use toys and great books. Recently, I came upon A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson (the author of the fun...

Speech Therapy Blogs

Mar 8, 2009 | Blogroll, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

I have posted some of my favorite speech therapy blogs but one that has been started recently and contains lots of excellent information is in...

Hans Wilhelm, The Story Behind the Illustrator

Mar 8, 2009 | 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Books, Elementary School Age

Can I just say that I love my public library??!! The Fairfield Public Library hosted "More Than Words," tonight featuring four local children's book...

The Importance of Children’s Play

Mar 6, 2009 | 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Birth-3 year-olds, Elementary School Age, play, Preschool, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

My son sent me an excellent article on "The Serious Need for Play" in Scientific American. Psychiatrist Stuart Brown has been studying the effects...

Snowstorm in the East

Mar 3, 2009 | play

Everybody enjoys a day off and yesterday was a day to go nowhere! We had 14 inches of snow overnight and schools were closed. Many kids went "sleigh...

Reading Books to Babies and Toddlers

Mar 3, 2009 | Babies, Birth-3 year-olds, Books, Reading, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toddler

One of the tips I share with parents is to have books available to babies and toddlers. Have a basket or bag of books in whatever rooms you spend...

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“My Travelin’ Eye” by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

Articulation Speech Therapy for R and S

Play-Doh for Preschoolers and Speech Therapy

Victoria Kann, The Story behind the Illustrator

Preschool Speech Therapy Activities

Hans Wilhelm, The Story Behind the Illustrator

The Importance of Children’s Play

Snowstorm in the East

Reading Books to Babies and Toddlers

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