Strategies to Encourange Language Development Archives - Page 8 of 50

New Toy Fair Toys Rock in Speech Therapy

| Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toys

I had some fun sharing my pictures and a few new toys from Toy Fair 2014 in therapy this week. The little boys I work with who love legos added my...

More Articulation Carryover Activities

| Articulation, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

Okay, here I am trying out some more ideas and modifying some from Pam Marshalla's book, "Carryover Techniques in Articulation and Phonological...

Storytelling at Toy Fair 2014, Learning Language Through Play

| 10 and up, 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toys

Phew! I made it through all four days of the International Toy Fair, talking with over 100 companies and seeing hundreds of great new toys and...

2014 International Toy Fair Trends

| Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toys

We had a fantastic first day at the 2014 International Toy Fair in New York City. We started outside the show with Laser Peg's "Pegasaur" and met...

Articulation Carryover Techniques, Self-Monitoring

| Articulation, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

I promised to blog my way through Pam Marshalla's book, "Carryover Techniques in Articulation and Phonological Therapy," and I'm ready to tackle...

Valentine’s Day Books For Speech Therapy Lessons

| 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Books, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

The book table at Barnes and Noble is filled with Valentine's Day books. I tend to pass up the series books in favor of those with unique stories...

Valentine’s Day Books Celebrating Love and Friendship To Build Language

| 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Books, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

I love using great picture books in speech therapy or simply reading a fun book to kids. Here are some of my new favorite books celebrating love and...

Funny Speech Therapy Moments Teaching Word-Finding Cues

| 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Word Finding

We have to keep a smile on our faces when we work with kids. Most of the time it is easy, in spite of some challenging kids and disabilities that we...

“Squirrels on Skis” Delights Kids in Speech Therapy

| 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Books, Elementary School Age, Language, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

I want to share a delightful new book, "Squirrels on Skis" by J. Hamilton Ray and Pascal Lemaitre. In this season of continuous snow storms on the...

Word-finding Activities for Speech Therapy

| 10 and up, 12 years and up, 14 years and up, 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Language, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Word Finding

Kids with word-finding difficulties are fascinating to me. Sometimes I feel like I get a peek into their retrieval process as I try to decipher what...