Photo Credit I’ve been thinking about blogging about this topic for a while now as it is just a fun therapy activity you can do with your young kiddos. Have you ever watched the “Big Block Singsong” shorts that play on a few of the children’s channels or on youtube? These shorts are colorful, […]
Working in the public school system is always a challenge when it come to holidays. As speech pathologists we want to talk about the appropriate vocabulary and culturally appropriate experiences children participate within their homes and communities. However, in this day and age, political correctness (and in my humble opinion over sensitivity to these matters) […]
The “terrible twos” and what I like to call “horrendous threes” seem to be that time when our children are trying to determine their role as an individual in our families. Temper tantrums are part of everyday life. So it is not unusual for us to hear crying, screaming and yelling in our homes at […]
I have been working with preschool age children with speech and language deficits for many years now and I have found, for me, the most effective way to improve language skills and receptive and expressive vocabulary is to do so using themes in my speech therapy! If you look at a typical preschool program, they […]
This is one of my favorite holiday therapy activities! Cookie Cutter Playdough is so simple and cheap to do. As play dough is a staple in most therapy supply closets AND homes for young children, whether you are a parent or therapist this is a super easy activity to do to work on any speech […]
The following are tips and tricks we learned through trial and error once inside the Disney World parks. As always, use what you think will work for you! So here are my: 20 Tips and Tricks for INSIDE the Disney World Parks: 1.) Make a plan 1st thing you enter the park: Upon entering the […]
So as you know by now, my family and I spent a week in Orlando and enjoyed a wonderful vacation at Disney World at the end of June! Of course we planned it during one of the busiest AND of course hottest most humid time of the year. Hahaha! But we learned a few tips […]
Photo Credit At ASHA’s Schools Conference last week, there was a SIG 16, School-Based Issues special interest group, meeting held and all affiliate members were invited. Of the 1100+ participants in the conference (and I don’t recall the exact number), ONLY a handful of us attended. Why was that? Was it because there really were […]
This month I am celebrating my 1 year blogiversary! WHAT???? I started my blog on July 13th of last year, but as I was away at ASHA schools conference over the weekend, I didn’t get a chance to post this until today. So I’m taking some time away from my usual Tip Tuesday post […]
I have a LOVE-LOVE relationship with the “I Spy” book series. When they began publishing their toddler series AND began offering them at discounted rates on Scholastic Books, I wanted to kiss someone! “I Spy” books are SO GREAT for the younger population for many reasons: 1. Vocabulary development: Oh the things we can see […]
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