Believe it or not, singing to your children works wonders on language development! It may not seem like singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star can be very effective, but there’s much more to music than just...
Read MoreWe support early identification and intervention in children. Treatment should be made based on decisions from evidence-based and researched decisions. The CDC has recently updated their developmental milestone chart, which changed the criteria for Social,...
Read MoreSaying GOOD to a child or when providing feedback on a session to parents is subjective, non-specific and means nothing. Additionally, the opposite of GOOD is BAD! So, if the feedback of “good” is being...
Read MoreHelp: My child does not respond when I ask simple questions. Pause, stop asking questions and make sure your child has the foundational skills to know how to answer you. Teach them, and lessen the...
Read MoreMelissa and Doug Sticker pads are a staple in my therapy closet. They are under $5 each, reusable and can be used with almost any speech or language goal. I generally look for the ones...
Read MoreThere are many views on why children play, but a major emphasis during speech therapy is how they play. Play is a way to turn a child’s outside world in. There are sequenced stages of...
Read MoreIn what way would you present this sentence to a child who is having trouble with putting together speech? The sentence from first or the second image? In my opinion it is the second. We...
Read MoreWe have all heard that reading is essential for little ones growth! Observing others is 80% of how learning occurs, that means the more you model language during reading, the better! Often parents of late...
Read More*read to me // + video Literacy development results in advancement of our reading, writing speaking and listening abilities. We use literature, in teaching to take concepts from literature and apply them to real life....
Read More“Michelle go store. Horse fast!” From this narrative could you respond to the child in a back and forth meaningful conversation… probably not! How many times have you done this for another adult to interpret...
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