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Happy Birthday, Duke!

Jul 23, 2014 | 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Uncategorized

Today is a special day as Duke is 15! We celebrated by inviting his friend, Murphy over for a party. Our first activity was Dairy Queen treats. Duke...

Summer Speech Practice, Let’s Make a Calendar

Jul 23, 2014 | 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Articulation

It's always tricky finding a way to get kids to practice between speech therapy sessions. In summer it can be especially challenging as kids take a...

Coloring Pages for Articulation Activities from Lego to Frozen

Jul 17, 2014 | 3-6 year-olds

Kids love to color and I am always looking for new activities for articulation reinforcement. Of all the therapies, it can get a little tedious,...

Play-Based Back to School Prep

Jul 15, 2014 | Uncategorized

Wow! Summer is speeding by and parents are getting a little worried about "summer slide," asking me for fun toys and activities to keep kids'...

Making Up Stories With A Shadow Light Show

Jul 1, 2014 | 6-8 year-olds, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toys

One of my favorite showrooms at the Toy Fair this year was Crayola. Maybe because of the artist in me, my love for markers of all kinds, or the many...

Volvo of Westport is Special to All Kids

Jun 26, 2014 | Strategies to Encourange Language Development

It's summer and time to take speech therapy on the road. One of my favorite companions for our "outings" is James. We have been planning and talking...

30 Year-old Legos Excite Speech Therapy Kids

Jun 26, 2014 | 6-8 year-olds, Language, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toys

As you know, I find myself with several 5-8 year-old boys on my caseload and they are wild about legos. My little friend ran upstairs this morning...

Taking a Summer Break From Speech Therapy

Jun 17, 2014 | Strategies to Encourange Language Development

This is the last week of school for public schools and there is freedom in the air! I remember the feeling when I worked in the public schools as we...