Apraxia therapy can be challenging as it requires frequent and intensive treatment, involving repetition of sounds and syllables in a systematic...
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Getting Kids To Read Over the Summer
I was on vacation at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin and visited one of my favorite vintage shops, "Three Gables Consignment," partly because they have a...
Summer Reading Ideas For Kids, Balloons Over Broadway
There is a freedom with the end of school for parents as well as teachers. No wonder a mom's blog, "Worst End of School Year Mom Ever," struck a...
Take The Language Play Outside This Summer
Last week I drove down the street and watched kids make up games of catch through hula hoops, ride their mini cars to fill up with gas, and take off...
Teaching Inference With Political Cartoons
I really enjoy the variety in my caseload, from getting an 18 month old to talk to working with an 8th grader with language learning disabilities....
Break Out Summer Learning With a MoonScope, Microscope or AquaScope
Thanks to Bob Artemenko for today's guest blog. Bob is the other half of our PAL Award team, CMO, as well as a pilot and star gazer. Of all the...
Great Apps For Speech Therapy: Rainbow Sentences by Mobile Education Store
I want to share my latest experience with another outstanding app from Mobile Education Store, "Rainbow Sentences," designed to help students create...
Alphabet Anatomy: Meet The Capital Letters Teaches Kids The Alphabet
Learning the alphabet, all 26 letters, can be daunting. Some pick it up quickly through repeated exposure to educational TV shows, DVD's, books, and...
Wordless Picture Books Can Teach More Language
Last week research came out from the University of Waterloo finding that children hear more complex language from parents when they read a storybook...
My First Day, Comparing What Animals Do On Day One
I was in an annual review yesterday for a first grader that I work with and his teacher was saying that next year they will be talking about...
Eco Friendly Pretend Play Toys by Green Toys Build Language Skills
My newest PAL Award winners come from Green Toys™ and are great for pretend play to build language skills. Kids these days are much more savvy...
Lesson Plans for Screen-Free Week: Pretend, Play, Talk
Turn off the TV? Set aside the iPad? Give up video games? That’s just what millions of people will be doing April 29-May 5 as they turn off screens...
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