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My First Day, Comparing What Animals Do On Day One

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

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...

Boundaries Baseball Game Teaches Personal Space, Feelings and Saying No

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I came upon a great game today, "Boundaries Baseball" by Franklin Learning Systems, which teaches about boundaries for personal space, feelings and...

The Ant and the Grasshopper, A Lesson in Descriptive Language for Speech Therapy

| Books, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Uncategorized

Readers are drawn into the vibrant collage of colors on the first page of The Ant and the Grasshopper, "Somewhere on the boulevard of backyards an...

Happy Easter, Happy Passover!

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Happy Easter and Happy Passover to you all! I has just finished up a speech therapy session yesterday at a home where mom is a professional baker!...

Preparing For a Toddler’s Speech and Language Evaluation

| Birth-3 year-olds, Language, Speech and Language Delay, Uncategorized

I frequently get calls from parents of children 15-18 months old saying their child isn't talking and they want an evaluation. I take a little more...

Toy Fair Preview 2013

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I'm having an amazing time at the Toy Fair, seeing the latest hot new toys for 2013! I am amazed at all the wonderful new toys and games to build...

Donating Toys to Teen Moms

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People ask me what I do with all the toys that are submitted for a PAL Award after I have reviewed them. That actually is a fun part of my job since...

Motivating Kids In Speech Therapy

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Often we think we need the toy or game or gadget with bells and whistles to keep kids entertained and motivated during speech therapy. I will admit...

Free Spot It! Games For Therapists from Blue Orange Games

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One of the joys of my job is working with companies who are intentional about reaching out to the special needs community. Blue Orange Games is one...

Halloween Books and Apps for Speech Therapy

| 10 and up, 12 years and up, 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Uncategorized

Halloween is such a fun holiday for kids and provides lots of material to make our speech therapy sessions special! ASHASphere has a guest post this...