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New Take on Stacking Blocks for Kids

Jun 20, 2017 | Preschool, Strategies to Enhance Language, Toddlers

It's funny what themes hit me as I walked through the International Toy Fair in New York City last February. I tend to see beyond the obvious, STEM,...

Saying Goodbye to Old Speech Therapy Friends

Apr 23, 2017 | 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Apraxia, Birth-3 year-olds, Preschool, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Strategies to Enhance Language

It's been a year since I packed up all my therapy materials and moved to Wisconsin. Anyone who does a big move knows that it's "tedious and...

Crayola retires color on National Crayon Day

Mar 30, 2017 | 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Language, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

Okay you heard it here...Crayola is retiring the dandelion color from its 24 crayon box. I sure hope its replacement is bright yellow because kids...

Speech Pathologists Develop New Cookbook, “Dining with Dysphasia”

Mar 28, 2017 | Uncategorized

You know I like to feature projects that speech pathologists or in this case grad students in speech pathology, are involved with to help their...

New Monopoly Tokens Chosen to “Pass GO”

Mar 21, 2017 | Uncategorized

Did you hear the results of the election?? No, not THAT one, the voting to determine what 8 tokens would round the Monopoly board in the next...

New Preschool Games from Toy Fair New York 2017

Mar 16, 2017 | 3-6 year-olds, Games, Language, play, Preschool, Preschool Class

As I walk through the aisles of the New York Toy Fair, I get hit with the amazing ingenuity of toy designers. This year it was evident that there...

Does Exercise Build Boys’ Reading Scores?

Mar 15, 2017 | Uncategorized

There's been a lot of debate about the value of physical activity as it correlates with higher cognitive skills and attention. New research from the...