Posts tagged In-home Speech Therapy
St. Patrick's Day Books for Speech and Language Development

Books are my favorite way for parents and/or caregivers to work on language skills at home. Reading with your child can easily be incorporated into your daily routine. Language skills you can address while you read with your child include vocabulary, adjectives, wh-question (‘what’, ‘who’, ‘where’, ‘when’, and ‘why’), sequencing, and syntax. Below is a list I complied of my favorite spring books for language development.

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St. Patrick’s Day Activities To Promote Speech & Language Skills

St. Patrick’s day is quickly approaching! Holidays like St. Patrick’s Day are a fun way to build your child's language skills and understanding of traditions.  Language skills are easy to incorporate whether you are working on them at home or during speech-language therapy.  Below are some of my favorite St. Patrick’s Day activities you can do with your child.

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President's Day Books for Speech Language Development

President’s Day is just around the corner and I always like to incorporate holidays into speech-language therapy. It is important to teach kids about American history starting at a young age. Over the years, I have found several books that teach children about President’s Day and also allows for a perfect time to work on speech and language skills. While reading these books I introduce new vocabulary and work on wh-questions (‘what’, ‘who’, ‘where’, ‘when’, ‘why’). Below is a list of my favorite books about President’s Day!

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Valentine’s Day Activities To Promote Speech and Language

Holidays like Valentine’s Day are a great way to introduce new vocabulary to build your child's language skills and understanding of traditions! Language skills are easy to incorporate into Valentine’s Day activities whether you are working on them at home or during speech-language therapy.

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Winter Themed Books for Speech and Language Development

Reading books with children is an engaging way to build speech and language skills and encourages a love for literature. Here are some of my favorite winter-themed books to help increase language development.

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Fall Books for Language Development

Books are my favorite way for parents and/or caregivers to work on language skills at home.  Reading with your child can easily be incorporated into your daily routine.  Language skills you can address while you read with your child include vocabulary, adjectives, wh-question (‘what’, ‘who’, ‘where’, ‘when’, and ‘why’), sequencing, and syntax.  Below is a list I complied of my favorite fall books for language development.

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Know The Early Signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is becoming more and more prevalent in today’s society.  ASD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by deficits in social communication and social interactions and by restrictive, repetitive patterns of behavior.

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9 Activities to Promote Speech and Language Development in Toddlers

As your toddler’s speech and language skills develop there are activities that you can do at home to that can help enhance your child’s speech and language skills.

 

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Signs of Auditory Processing Disorder

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), also known as Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD), refers to a child’s ability to manage what he or she hears.  APD makes it difficult for the individual to process and use auditory information. Many of the symptoms of APD overlap with ADHD as well as learning and language disorders.   APD can negatively impact a child’s ability to interact with people, learn, and concentrate.

It is important to use a multidisciplinary approach to fully understand the cluster of problems associated with APD.  This being said only an audiologist can make the diagnosis of APD.

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Benefits of In-Home Speech Language Therapy

In Home Speech Solutions is a therapist owned and operated company based in South Tampa that specializes in providing individualized in-home speech-language therapy to children ages 3 through 18. Jennifer Price, owner and lead therapist, spent over a decade working within the public school system and knows the system and its shortcomings from the inside. After experiencing firsthand the challenges of providing quality speech therapy within the school setting, Jennifer realized the only way to truly provide the therapy needed to consistently move children forward is in the child’s most comfortable and natural setting. After thinking about the best way to positively impact the community and to address the real speech-language needs of local children, Jennifer decided to open a private practice. That practice, In Home Speech Solutions, was built on one simple belief: the best place for children to receive speech-language therapy is in their own home.

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