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Koala Capers Brings New Fun To Speech Sessions

Mar 1, 2015 | 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Articulation, Fluency, Games, Nasality, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

I've already tried out some new products that I got at the Toy Fair last week. Nothing like spicing up therapy sessions with some new games in my...

Toy Fair 2015 Roundup, Top Trends Through a Learning Lens

Feb 19, 2015 | 3-6 year-olds, Babies, Elementary School Age, Strategies to Enhance Language, Toys

Every year I feel like a kid in the candy store as I span the New York International Toy Fair's nearly half million square feet encountering a...

Reading Carryover for Older Articulation Therapy Students

Feb 19, 2015 | Uncategorized

I have found that kids enjoy reading or repeating phrases from books they are interested as they progress past preschool games. This week I asked a...

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Feb 19, 2015 | Uncategorized

Happy Valentine's Day to you all! I will be spending Valentine's Day with my sweetheart at the International Toy Fair in New York City.

What Articulation Norms Do You Use?

Feb 11, 2015 | Uncategorized

This is a great question and I often pose it to other private therapists that I meet with so I am keeping up to date with the latest. I regularly...

Kids Making Their Own Language Toys

Feb 10, 2015 | Uncategorized

Okay, it's an ice storm in the northeast today and I am once again stuck inside, so I found myself going through old pictures. I came across this...

When Parents Let Go, Kids are Free to Write

Feb 9, 2015 | 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, writing

I love watching the progression as kids learn to write, from their earliest inventive spelling to writing a coherent journal entry. I spent a lot of...

The Power of a Picture Book

Feb 8, 2015 | 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Books, Elementary School Age, Strategies to Encourange Language Development

I've gotta say there's not much that gets me quite as excited as discovering a fantastic new children's picture book and usually the author behind...

Playonwords.com Named Top SLP Blog on ASHAshpere again

Feb 6, 2015 | Strategies to Enhance Language

I am honored to be named to "Heidi's Top Blogs" (Heidi Kay, Founding Partner of Pediastaff) on ASHAsphere this week. Playonwords.com is among the 12...