Cuddle up with a good picture book, add a plush character from the story and you have literacy plus play! I introduced Opal from Toot and Puddle:...
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3-6 year-olds
Taking Spring Speech Therapy Outside
Now that temperatures in the northeast have gone from the 50's to the 70's in one week, it is time to take speech therapy outside--spring is here!...
Kids’ Creative Play Starts With The Right Toys
A good language enhancing toy will spark a child's imaginative play. It is a delight to watch them build on their story as they take a prop and...
What Age Should A Child Have Speech Therapy for R and S?
I am often asked this question. Parents call up concerned about their preschooler who can't say an "s" or "r" correctly. I often reassure them with...
Learning Language Lessons With “The Very Greedy Bee”
Certain books make it easier to teach language. Give me beautiful, clear illustrations, a simple but engaging story and I can use it to work on many...
Speech Therapy Games, “S’ Match” by Thinkfun
I use fun commercial games for speech therapy all the time. Some are valuable as a reinforcer after a turn of saying a sound, practicing a language...
DIR, Floortime Seminar With Esther Hess, PhD
Since we speech pathologists are required to participate in 30 hours of continuing education every three years, I am always looking for excellent...
Great Dolls for Pretend Play, Less is More
When visiting the International Toy Fair, I was attracted to simple but effective dolls for promoting healthy pretend play. I saw my share of dolls...
Reading to Children on the Autism Spectrum
Yesterday, I met a mom and a little boy whom I will be working with. He is relatively newly diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Mom had a...
Bible Lesson, Five Loaves and Two Fish
I was volunteering in a children's Bible class this week and loved sitting back watching someone else manage the lesson. I was assigned to help in a...
Teaching Parents to Play With Their Kids
I love to see parents evolve into great play partners for their children. Part of the therapy I do with kids is to educate their parents on how to...
A Day With No Crayons, Language Lesson
I love to read books that connect language with art. A Day With No Crayons is a clever story about a little girl who-you guessed it--lost the use of...
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