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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
In child speech therapy, children speech, parenting, preschoolers, speech therapy, vocabulary development
Posted Expand Language with Water Play!
Summer is here! It’s hot! But, that’s okay for preschoolers because they LOVE playing with water. Sprinklers, water balloons, water blasters, water parks, kiddie pools and the [...]
The magic sound every child needs to learn!
There are various factors I consider when choosing which sounds to focus on first in speech therapy. Is the sound in the child’s own name? Is it an earlier developing sound? Is it a high [...]
In child speech therapy, learning to read, literacy, pre-literacy skills, preschoolers, reading, speech therapy
Posted The Secret to Reading with Preschoolers
The secret to reading with preschoolers is…. make it FUN! “No kidding” you say. Yes, really! For years I have witnessed too many loving and well-meaning [...]