Introduce your child to Playmobil's "Wildlife Care Station" and you'll lose them to great creative play involving compassion and care for the...
“Wildlife Care Station” Teaches Compassion
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6-8 year-olds
Poetry Month, Kids Writing Cinquain Poems
Encouraging kids to write poetry is a language lesson in itself. They need to compact language, using only a few words to describe their subject,...
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!...
Haiku About Nature by Kids
Many classes study poetry in the spring. Maybe because poetry calls on our creative side and spring reminds us of new life. I was working with a...
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...
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...
“Go! Go! Sports Girls” Dolls by Dream Big
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...
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...
Lessons Through Making Dinosaurs
I have several early elementary aged boys on my caseload and am always looking for interesting materials to keep them actively involved in the...
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...
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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