expressive language – Page 2 – Speech in The City

AAC ➤ January 3, 2020

The Best Practice For Teaching Vocabulary

Best practice for teaching new vocabulary is…⁣⁣⁣⁣80% core AND 20% fringe vocabulary according to research by Bean A., Cargill L., & Lyle S. (2019).⁣⁣⁣I had a big “aha” movement in March wherein I realized one of...

AAC ➤ January 16, 2019

Aided Language Stimulation

Modeling & Aided Language Stimulation in the AAC World Aided Language Stimulation, along is a way to support an AAC user and encourage them to use their new device. Aided Language Stimulation allows the user...

LANGUAGE ➤ January 15, 2019

Developing Cause & Effect | Language Therapy

What is Cause and Effect? Cause and effect is around us everyday and is a hallmark of life. They are the rewards of doing something good or the consequences of doing something bad. Babies also...

SPEECH ➤ November 10, 2023

Speech Sound Milestones in Children

In 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...

SPEECH ➤ October 9, 2023

Trends in Treatment for Gestalt Language Processors

If 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...

FEEDING ➤ May 9, 2023

Food Chaining

Food 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...