Now that temperatures in the northeast have gone from the 50's to the 70's in one week, it is time to take speech therapy outside--spring is here!...
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“Truth Be Told” Game Teaches Social Language
Truth be told, there is only one honest player at a time in this zany game of pretend to know your friends. Designed for kids to adults, beginning...
Kids’ Creative Play Starts With The Right Toys
A good language enhancing toy will spark a child's imaginative play. It is a delight to watch them build on their story as they take a prop and...
Great Dolls for Pretend Play, Less is More
When visiting the International Toy Fair, I was attracted to simple but effective dolls for promoting healthy pretend play. I saw my share of dolls...
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...
Teaching Parents to Play With Their Kids
I love to see parents evolve into great play partners for their children. Part of the therapy I do with kids is to educate their parents on how to...
Getting Kids with Autism to Talk About Their School Day
One of the goals I have for a child I am working with who has autism, is that he tell two things about his school day, when he comes home. We have...
Top Picks for Language Toys at Toy Fair 2010
Now that I have come back down to earth after racing from one booth to another, and seeing all the fantastic new toys and games that amazingly...
Trends in Children’s Toys, International Toy Fair
Today I had a press opportunity to have tea with and listen to TIA's (Toy Industry Association) Toy Trend Specialist, Reyne Rice, talk about the...
What’s New at the International Toy Fair, New York City
Wow! That's how I describe the incredible experience of walking through the Jacob Javits Center, filled with inventive, imaginative, and creative...
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...
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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