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The New Grandma is not the Old Grandma

Jan 18, 2016 | Uncategorized

The reaction I had from my Grammy friends after I posted the NogginStik video, got me to thinking about the power of Grandma (and Grandpa of...

Old Toys That Still Rock!

Jan 18, 2016 | Uncategorized

As I am cleaning out in preparation for moving out of state, I am finding several old friends who have been by my side for many years of speech...

Desperate to Find That Missing Play Piece

Jan 12, 2016 | 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, play, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

I was going to title this blog, "The importance of Play Accessories " but that sounded too boring so instead...."Desperate to Find That Missing Play...

New Year, New Chapter, New State

Jan 4, 2016 | 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Language, Toys

Wow, lots of "news" to report here. As of the end of December, I said goodbye to all my amazing families and kids that I've worked with in my speech...

Easy Speech Therapy Session

Oct 25, 2015 | Uncategorized

Okay, now that I have your attention--ha! The funny thing is that last week I had the hardest session with this little 3 year-old girl. When I...

Build and Imagine Sets Ignite Pretend Play with Kids on the Autism Spectrum

Oct 23, 2015 | 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Elementary School Age, Language, Preschool Class, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Toys

I love to share amazing experiences I have with kids, ones that surprise even me as children lead the way and show new dimensions of play with an...

Pumpkin Books for Speech Therapy Activities

Oct 5, 2015 | 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Preschool, Strategies to Encourange Language Development, Strategies to Enhance Language

It's that time of year again when classrooms are a buzz about pumpkin patches, corn maizes, harvest time and seeds. I have a real live pumpkin...

Book Lovers Feast At the Elkhart Lake Library Sale

Sep 3, 2015 | Reading

One of my favorite surprises this summer was our local library's summer book sale at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. I actually made 2 stops there in one...

Back to School and Back to Blogging

Sep 2, 2015 | 3-6 year-olds, Preschool, Reading

I am reminded it is Back to School time as I see empty busses practicing their routes, parents running around with lists in their hands looking for...