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When Speech Therapy Is A Waste Of Money
Last month I was contacted by a family looking for speech therapy services for their nine year old daughter. She already had a fair bit of speech therapy under her belt, but was still struggling [...]
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Halloween speech and language tips
Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays! Trips to the farm, haunted houses, costumes, face painting, decorations, baking, and candy! Each family seems to have their own traditions. [...]
In 2020 Speech Therapy, child speech therapy, children speech, Parent Training, preschoolers, speech therapy, Teletherapy, virtual therapy
Posted Teletherapy as a service delivery model
In March 2020, after over twenty five years of face-to-face speech and language therapy, I took the leap into virtual online therapy. Unlike past career choices teeming with limitless [...]
In child speech therapy, children speech, pre-literacy skills, preschoolers, speech therapy, vocabulary development
Posted Why you shouldn’t play the “wait and see” game
This past month I was contacted by two sets of parents, each concerned about their children’s speech sound errors. In both cases, the parents had been recommended years earlier to [...]
In accent reduction, accent reduction training, online accent reduction, speaking English, speech therapy
Posted Embrace the pause
“No word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause” – Mark Twain I couldn’t agree more! Pausing is one of the most overlooked delivery techniques. By [...]
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Will my child stop stuttering? What the Experts say…
It can be very difficult for parents to watch their children struggle with speech. Close to 5% of young children begin to stutter. Almost 75% of them will outgrow stuttering on their own within [...]
Alzheimer’s Disease is a women’s issue. Here’s why.
January is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month in Canada. Increased age is a well-known risk factor for dementia. And since women live longer than men, that makes women more likely to [...]
In child speech therapy, children speech, literacy, parenting, pre-literacy skills, preschoolers, vocabulary development
Posted An invitation to do less this season
As far back as I remember, Christmas time always evoked mixed feelings. Being Jewish, my family celebrated Hanukkah, which sometimes coincided with Christmas and other times did not. My [...]
Six steps to help you speak English clearly
Worldwide, non-native speakers of English outnumber native English speakers by a ratio of 3:1. Just think about that! More people speak English as a second language then there are [...]
In child speech therapy, children speech, parenting, preschoolers, speech therapy, vocabulary development
Posted Parents of late talkers are often surprised to learn they can help more by talking less.
The term “late talkers” describes children who have a limited spoken vocabulary at around 2 years of age. Keep in mind that first words appear close to 12 months, [...]