Reading books with your child is a great way to work on expressive and receptive language skills at home. While reading books I introduce new vocabulary and work on wh-questions (‘what’, ‘who’, ‘where’, ‘when’, ‘why’). Below is a list of my favorite books about Thanksgiving.
Read MoreIt seems like there’s an app for just about everything these days! There are several iPad and iPhone applications (apps) available that help address speech and language skills that can be used at home or on the go. Many of these apps are in the format of games so your child won’t even realize they are working on speech and language skills. Working on these skills at home will help your child’s speech and language development and will help with carry-over of skills being worked on during speech-language therapy. Below I have compiled a list of my favorite apps to help with speech and language.
Read MoreOne of the most common questions I get from parents is how can they help a child’s articulation skills outside of traditional speech-language therapy. I have compiled a list of tips and tricks that parents can incorporate into your child’s day to help with articulation skills.
What is Articulation?
Articulation is the ability to physically move the tongue, lips, teeth and jaw to produce sequences of speech sounds, which make up words and sentences.
Read MoreBetter Hearing and Speech Month is a time to make the community aware of those in need of speech-language therapy, which can be life-altering. There are warning signs that that can signal a potential communication disorder and ways that you can do daily to encourage your child’s communication development.
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