So many picture books are aimed at first school experiences like "Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten," "Kindergarten Rocks," or...
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Reading “The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School” to Grandkids on Facetime
I've shared how much fun it is to read to our grandkids on Facetime and we had yet a new experience the other night! The 3 boys ages 3, 6 and 8 lie...
Happy Birthday, Duke!
Today is a special day as Duke is 15! We celebrated by inviting his friend, Murphy over for a party. Our first activity was Dairy Queen treats. Duke...
Summer Speech Practice, Let’s Make a Calendar
It's always tricky finding a way to get kids to practice between speech therapy sessions. In summer it can be especially challenging as kids take a...
Coloring Pages for Articulation Activities from Lego to Frozen
Kids love to color and I am always looking for new activities for articulation reinforcement. Of all the therapies, it can get a little tedious,...
“Never Ever” and “Splat” New Picture Books for Early Readers Over Summer
With two of my grandchildren discovering the joy of reading in this kindergarten year, I am especially tuned in to fun, new picture books with...
Let’s Teach “She” and “He”
More on yesterday's topic of teaching personal pronouns to preschoolers. I had a session today with my little girl who is also working on he/she and...
How Do You Teach Pronouns to a Preschooler?
As you know, I enjoyed speaking to masters students in speech pathology at Northwestern University about a week ago. I really like to share ideas on...
Use a Puzzle with Surprise Flaps to Spark Up Speech Therapy Lessons
My readers know how much I enjoy using a great puzzle in speech therapy. Puzzles can be used at a very basic level of adding a piece after a child...
“Finger Peeps” Puppets Can Build Language in Speech Therapy
I have shared several “Artzooka” make-and-play kits by Wooky Entertainment. They are colorful, fun, creative and fairly simple to assemble for...
Best New Toys to Develop Speech and Language
It's spring--I think! New flowers, new buds, and new toys. I have tested so many new products for the PAL Award in these past few weeks that I want...
Happy Easter With Jan Brett’s “The Easter Egg”
Happy Easter and Passover to all! The rain has cancelled our Easter egg hunt but that means we have had a morning reading books from Chima and Lego...
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