It is such fun to be an itinerant speech therapist during the holidays because I get a peek into all the beautifully decorated homes. Last week I...
Use the Christmas Tree for Speech Therapy Carryover
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Do Our Kids Know What They Are Working On?
Every now and then I have to remind myself of some basics in delivering speech therapy to kids. In articulation therapy, I hear the voice and sage...
Fun Halloween Jokes For Kids
I've heard more knock knock jokes this week while staying with my grandkids. Kids tell jokes in the cafeteria, in the hall, on the bus, at the...
Kids Inventing A Halloween Cat From Hape’s Packaging
"Do you know what happens when you make a toy? It helps the world!" That's what 6 year-old Caroline told me as she worked on her Halloween Cat toy,...
A Precious Week With My Grandchildren, Take A Look at Home Schooling
This is such a special week as we get to spend time in the lives of some of our grandchildren. So far we have participated in home-schooling,...
R Sound Therapy Fun with “Roar of a Snore”
Often I happen upon a fun activity while working with a book or game for some other purpose. I was reading Roar of a Snore by Martha Arnold with a...
Best Games to Enhance Word-Finding Speech Therapy Sessions
We all know that the more fun a speech therapy session is, the more engaged our little clients are. Some times we have to just plain work hard but...
The Pout-Pout Fish and a Sunflower Can Ease Back to School Challenges
So many picture books are aimed at first school experiences like "Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten," "Kindergarten Rocks," or...
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...
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...
uKloo Riddle Edition Treasure Hunt Game Great For Fun Reading Practice
I've been visiting my grandchildren this week and several of them are learning to read. It is like magic to watch them suddenly be able to read...
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