You all know that I am a big fan of Build and Imagine's magnetic storywall sets to build language and strengthen skills for reading a writing. Their...
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Best New Toys to Engage Multi-sensory learning
This year at the Toy Fair in New York City I saw a trend in added sensory experiences in toys, especially tactile features. I wanted to share some...
Speech-Language Impairments Rank #1 in Kids 3-5 (IDEA)
ASHA Leader Magazine is a favorite of mine. I was just reading the April issue and turning down the corners on several fantastic, relevant articles....
Toy Fair 2016, Look What I Saw
I'm moving fast to cover the thousands of companies displaying at the Javitts Center but I have my eye out for companies who are creative and...
First Games for 3 year-olds, Setting up Play
My twin grandchildren are approaching 3 and interested in playing games. There are so many wonderful first games for 3 year-olds by companies like...
How Dollhouse Play Can Strengthen Essential Learning Skills
I have dollhouses on the mind lately. As I prepare to move out of state and pour over the stuff in my house (I am not a collector but it is amazing...
New Year, New Chapter, New State
Wow, lots of "news" to report here. As of the end of December, I said goodbye to all my amazing families and kids that I've worked with in my speech...
Build and Imagine Sets Ignite Pretend Play with Kids on the Autism Spectrum
I love to share amazing experiences I have with kids, ones that surprise even me as children lead the way and show new dimensions of play with an...
Using “What’s Wrong?” Games in Speech Therapy
This week we used a student’s Easter card for some fun carryover as my student is working on overall precision, “moving his mouth” as well as...
Plush Book Characters Encourage Language
Over the years I have gathered several plush book characters to introduce when reading some of my favorite picture books with kids. They naturally...
Out of props? Grab the Playdoh
Speaking of snow, I had a great time yesterday working with a 4 year-old child on the autism spectrum on generating novel descriptions and dialogue...
5 Ways To Build Language Skills, Playing With A Puzzle
Parents don't typically consider a puzzle to be a language learning toy. Sure, it's great to build fine motor, and spacial relationship skills but...
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