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May is Better Speech and Hearing month and I want to give a shout out to all the Speech Language Pathologist’s (SLP) out there who help our children with so many different issues with expressive and receptive language, pragmatics, swallowing, articulation and more. I have worked with many SLP’s over the years and I really [...]
Do you know a child who tells too much information? Goes on and on and on (and on)? Goes off topic? One who doesn’t ask questions of their peers? Can’t put events in order? Can’t create simple stories? Well we know lots of kids that struggle with these skills, and we have developed a tool [...]
As we move through Better Speech and Hearing Month, I think about how many children with articulation challenges also face sensory ones. While both of these issues can be worked in isolation, they can also be targeted in tandem to add therapeutic interest and fun to a child’s day. Today, let’s put on our Sensory [...]
Many speech therapists augment their therapeutic sessions with American Sign Language (ASL). David W. Hammer, M.A., CCC-SLP states, “It is critical in therapy that multisensory cues be used to facilitate sound production and sound sequencing in children with apraxia of speech. By providing multiple cues, the therapist has the opportunity to gradually fade the cues [...]
Authors Christine Durbin, M.A., CCC-SLP, and Lauren Franke, Psy.D., CCC-SP, through years of work with students with complicated language problems (CLP), have found the right blend of elements needed for a successful intervention and have included them in their new book . This book contains everything necessary to begin instruction immediately! It includes a CD [...]
“My child’s speech therapist wants to introduce PECS (picture exchange systems) while my ABA lead therapist wants to stick to modified sign language. My child already knows very limited sign language that is unique to my child’s needs. The therapists are arguing that ‘their’ method will lead to faster vocalization. PECS is universal. Where my [...]
Catapulting insects has never been so much fun! Little ones will delight in flicking bugs into this frog’s mouth. But that hyper hopper won’t stay still! keeps opening and closing his mouth while his eyes wiggle and his head spins round and round. What a funny froggy! Children learn how to manipulate their pressure to [...]
Persuading a child on the severe end of the autism spectrum to engage in verbal exchanges can be quite a challenge, and I’ve found that ENJOYMENT works better than anything else. I’m super grateful for the Dr. Seuss classic . My son, Jake, just turned 17 and we both still enjoy that book! Over the years [...]
A typical chain of events leading up to enrollment in a therapy program is as follows: A parent begins to have concerns about the behaviors or skill development of his/her child. After some time, the concern evolves into an actual “problem” that in some way affects the child’s academic performance, social behavior, and/or daily routine. [...]
In 1976, the health system in Pennsylvania created a local awareness campaign to educate the consumer on the value and power of rehabilitation. This awareness campaign spread across the country and in 1990, a Presidential declaration secured the third week in September as National Rehabilitation Week, a nationwide celebration to educate people about the benefits [...]
