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...
What Age Should A Child Have Speech Therapy for R and S?
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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...
Speech Therapy Games, “S’ Match” by Thinkfun
I use fun commercial games for speech therapy all the time. Some are valuable as a reinforcer after a turn of saying a sound, practicing a language...
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...
Read Across America Day, Make a Book
Tomorrow, March 2, is Read Across America Day, celebrated on Dr. Seuss' birthday! What better way to celebrate than to help a child make a book of...
Celebrate Chinese New Year With Children
I work with a wonderful, creative family who celebrates the Chinese New Year. Mom, who is Chinese, traditionally sets the table using pages of a...
Great Science Books to Use for Language Therapy
As speech language pathologists, we try to link the classroom curriculum with language goals. Currently I have elementary aged students who are...
Spoon People for Storytelling, Building Language in Therapy
What are "Spoon People" you ask? After over 35 years doing speech and language therapy, it is fun to invent something new that really works with...
Free Valentine’s Day Download Cards for Speech Therapy
Okay it is almost Valentine's Day and I am still finding great free downloads for valentines to use with kids to make speech therapy more fun....
Questions on Apraxia Therapy
I notice that a number of people who come to my site are searching for and interested in information on apraxia and speech therapy for apraxia....
Free Downloads for Valentines Day Speech Activities
We are always looking for fun free downloads to use for speech therapy activities. www.alphamom.com has been a great source for free valentines and...
Using a Game to Help Word-Finding in Speech
Today I worked with a little girl who has a word-finding problem. She has difficulty naming words in categories and even understanding categories. I...
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