Elementary School Age Archives

Great New Picture Books About Dragons, Beach and Twins

| 3-6 year-olds, Birth-3 year-olds, Book Review, Books, Elementary School, Elementary School Age, Language, Preschool, Preschool Class, Reading, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Strategies to Enhance Language, writing

One of my favorite things to do is hang out in a neighborhood book store and check out the new picture books. As a matter of fact, when my husband...

New York Toy Fair 2019 Toy Trends, Learning Through Play

| 10 and up, 12 years and up, 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Babies, Birth-3 year-olds, Elementary School Age, Games, Language, Reading, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

Just walking into the New York Toy Fair got my heart pumping to the beat of the drums as the parade of characters assembled to lead the opening of...

Toy Fair Trends New York 2018, Lots of Learning

| 10 and up, 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Elementary School Age, Games, play, Preschool, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toy Reviews

What fun to step right into the parade lineup as I started my adventure through the New York Toy Fair last week! The opening ribbon cutting ceremony...

Don’t Miss the Depth of Learning in Legos

| 10 and up, 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Elementary School Age, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toys

As I am sitting at the table, blogging next to one of my grandsons, I hear "1, 2, 3, 4..." and am reminded again of the many dimensions of learning...

Toy Fair New York 2017 Toys for Special Needs

| 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Elementary School Age, Games, Language, media review, play, Preschool, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toddlers, Toys

I've always been a speech therapist who uses "off the shelf" toys not "therapy" toys to engage kids with special needs. They deserve to have the...

Toy Fair Trends New York 2017

| 10 and up, 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Apps, Babies, Elementary School Age, Games, Language, media review, play, Preschool, Reading, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toddlers, Toy Reviews, Toys

Stepping through the doors of New York City's International Toy Fair always pumps me up, the air charged with excitement, innovation, creativity,...

Kids’ Biographies Inspire Next Generation Leaders

| 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Books, Elementary School, Elementary School Age, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

I always appreciate a good biography written for children, especially one that inspires young girls to be their best. During a weekend with some of...

The Language of STEM

| 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Elementary School Age, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

I've written a number of times about the language skills needed and used in STEM education. As speech language therapists we often work in subjects...