After my trip to a delightful family pumpkin farm, The Hall family farm in Charlotte NC, I was excited to find Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell that...
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Halloween Books and Apps for Speech Therapy
Halloween is such a fun holiday for kids and provides lots of material to make our speech therapy sessions special! ASHASphere has a guest post this...
Preposition Builder App for Speech Therapy Fun
This is my first review of an app by Mobile Education Store and I'm "apply" impressed! Kids liked this app so much with its clever engaging cartoon...
Rorys’ Story Cubes MAX Helps Kids With Special Needs
Speech therapists, parents and kids have enjoyed Rory's Story Cubes for building storytelling skills as players use images on dice to trigger ideas...
Lego Friends Designed for Girl’s Construction and Pretend Play
I just reviewed my first Lego Friends set, Olivia's Tree House, and based on my little girl tester and her mom, it is a PAL Award winner! Lego is...
Back To School Great New Games for Speech Therapy
The beginning of a new school year is always exciting for students as well as educators--I still feel the thrill several years after I've left the...
Retail Stores Reaching out To Special Needs Community
I am so excited about the buzz around retailers and manufacturers' interest in serving the special needs community by making it easy for parents to...
Back to School Speech Therapy, Great Puzzles
I love to use puzzles in speech therapy and want to share some new terrific puzzles to liven up therapy sessions. Interesting puzzles can be used as...
Bookworm Gardens Brings Books To Life Through Nature
As we drove up to the entrance of Bookworm Gardens in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, I knew I was in for a treat. A group of day camp kids in their matching...
HEDBANZ and Word Wave Make Language Learning Fun
I had such fun reviewing and awarding two new games by Spin Master Ltd for the PAL Award. Kids couldn't get enough of HEDBANZ, as they snapped their...
New Blue Orange Games PAL Winners Perfect for Speech Therapy fun
Those of you who know me, know that I have been using Blue Orange Games for speech therapy for years. Kids still request Froggy Boogie or Pengaloo...
Storymatic Kids for Fantastically Fun Writing Prompts
I just awarded Storymatic Kids with a 2012 PAL Award for its incredibly fun way to learn to tell and write stories! Originally designed as a...
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