When a stranger walks up to your baby and starts talking in a high pitched sing-song manner, “Hi Sweetheart, what a cute little girl you are!” your...
Pick Up the Pitch, Talking To Your Baby
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Strategies to Encourange Language Development
Baby Toys That Expand to Early Pretend Play
Two new baby toys by Early Years have double play potential as they provide multi-sensory experiences for your baby and later pretend play props for...
Turn Down the Noise to Encourage Baby’s Language Development
Do you ever get frustrated trying to hear a voice in a noisy restaurant or a crowded party? Babies have more difficulty distinguishing foreground...
Summer Lesson for Speech Therapy
As summer rolls in, and we are thinking about the beach, kids in speech therapy gain vocabulary and learn concepts from clever picture books about...
Zoe’s First Book Review
Ten-month-old Zoe has reported in on one of her favorite books(via Mom), "Zoe and Her Zebra" by Claire Beaton. It probably helps that she shares a...
Speech Language Lessons for Elementary School, Peter’s Place
Children with Language learning disabilities benefit from reading and discussing good literature. Yesterday I read, Peter's Place by Sally...
Speech Lessons from Valeri Gorbachev Books
When I find a book I really like for using with my speech and language special needs kids, I usually see what else that author has written. My...
Goodbye to Speech Therapy Friends
Today was my last day with little Reagan. I have really enjoyed my sessions with her because she tries so hard, her mom encourages practice, and her...
Summer Speech and Language Therapy Outside
Some kids work harder in a less structured setting, moving and learning as they go. Summer is a great opportunity to take these kids outside to...
Speech Therapy, Art, and Jackson Pollock Lesson Plans
I think speech therapy should always be fun but in the summer it should have an element of freedom, away from the classroom. I take kids outside and...
What’s New at Playonwords
Here is a copy of my newsletter in case you aren't on the distribution list: Happy Summer and welcome to the heat wave! Normally we talk a lot about...
Fun New Games for Speech Therapy and Kids’ Play
As a speech language therapist, I use commercial board games all the time--sometimes to teach language concepts and sometimes as a reinforcer to...
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