-Speech therapy here to talk about one of the BEST tools for expanding language skills: BOOKS! Books are one of my most favorite therapy items to use. Why? Because you can use them for a million different things and for kids of all ages and levels.- Need to work on articulation? I love Dr. Seuss […]
ABA is back again and we’re starting a series of posts about PLAY! • Do you ever wonder HOW to play with your child? Some of us adults love to play with our kids, and some of us just don’t prefer it and that’s okay! maybe we can help you learn to enjoy it 😉 […]
Happy Valentine’s Day! Spend some extra time today with your child to let them know how much you love and care about them. Here are five fun themed activities that work on strengthening their fine motor skills. *Try a lacing heart craft. All you need is a paper plate, hole punch, and some colorful yarn. […]
Fact: Learning another language does not cause speech or language problems to get worse! Research shows that learning another language has a TON of benefits for your little one. _ 1 Educational benefits: research has shown that bilingual children preform better on tests that involve abstract thinking and problem solving. _ 2 Language benefits: once […]
Sensory integration is the way in which your child takes in and processes the sensory information in their environment. It is important to allow your child to explore a variety of different sensory inputs throughout their day, especially through play based activities. Here are a list of a few ways to incorporate sensory strategies into […]
Choice-making is an important skill for kids to learn, it can be a great tool to prevent challenging behavior, and it can give kids who love their independence some autonomy. HOWEVER… We can put ourselves into some sticky situations when we present something to our kids or students as a choice, and it’s NOT actually […]
It’s slime time! Making and playing with slime is a great way to work on fine motor skills and incorporate sensory into your child’s day! Slime works on tactile sensory skills such as being able to tolerate stickiness on the hands. It also works on a variety of fine motor skills such as, hand strength, […]
The majority of us learned many of our skills through imitation. Someone modeled the skill for us, showing us exactly how to do it, and we imitated and learned the skill. Many children are imitative, and some children need to be explicitly taught to imitate. But, one thing that goes for all children, is that […]
Happy 2019 everyone! We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! I’m posting today on behalf of speech therapy. Over the holidays, I got a lot of questions from family and friends on how they can help their young child communicate, especially when they aren’t quite old enough to use full words and sentences. […]
Everyone knows how hectic it can get during the holiday season. This year let’s make the holidays fun and functional! Here are a few ways your child can work on their fine motor skills while getting ready for the holidays. Baking cookies Have your child write out the recipe to work on their handwriting. Mixing, […]