You can do multiple strategies and activities at home with your child to help initiate the use and content of their language skills. You may ask yourself where to start or how to implement these...
Read MoreWhat is dysarthria? Dysarthria is not apraxia but it is also a neuromotor speech impairment associated with slow, weak, and uncoordinated speech movements. Difficulties can occur in controlling the rate, duration, and range of speech....
Read MoreIn the enchanting world of language development, children weave a rich tapestry of sounds, mastering phonemes that form the foundation of their spoken communication. During the first year of life, infants embark on a journey...
Read MoreIf you have been following the trend in treatment for Echolalia you may have heard the term “Gestalt Language Processor”. These children acquire language in chunks, phrases, or meaningful sounds and then will over time mitigate that into new speech. For...
Read MoreFood Chaining is a child-friendly treatment approach that slowly introduces unfamiliar foods while branching off the child’s current diet. Food chaining expands the child’s diet and increase the child’s comfort level with all the different...
Read MoreA functional way to increase vocabulary and over all clarity of speech is to label and describe things outside. One way you can do this with your child is by playing eye spy. After a...
Read MoreProfessionals use a variety of terms when describing children who have difficulty understanding and using language. Although they might sound similar, the terms “speech delay” and “speech disorder” actually have two different meanings. The misuse...
Read MoreThough your child might be able to repeat the words you say and answer specific questions you consistently practice with them, they may benefit from expanding the various functions of communication. Direct imitation is not...
Read MoreOur very own Speech Therapist, Jesse, is presenting at the National Speech Pathology Conference (ASHA) this November. Jesse will be presenting alongside Nellie Flynn and Ereeni Roulakis on Using the Natural Language Acquisition Protocol to...
Read MoreThe simple answer is, maybe. Called by various names, a short lingual frenulum, ankyloglossia, or tongue tie… we require an assessment of tongue mobility during every one of our new client speech evaluations. Often we...
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