Narrate: Explain everything to your child. You can do this during play time or even during daily activities. You can turn a simple task into a learning time for your child. While cleaning the kitchen you could say: “This is the broom. Mommy is sweeping. The floor is dirty.” Talk about everything, even when you […]
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What are the benefits of teaching my child a second language? There have been many studies that have identified the benefits of raising a bilingual child. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), bilingual children perform better than monolingual children on various language assessments. Furthermore, The New York Times reported that being bilingual can reduce […]
Tips to Help Your Child Follow Directions A child’s ability to follow directions is an important milestone to achieve. Being able to complete directions helps a child to achieve other speech-language milestones. Below you will find helpful hints for working on following directions with your child. 1. Give simple directions For example, tell your child […]
Sometimes it can be challenging to work with younger children on articulation because they don’t understand how the sound should be made. One day I came across Teddy Talker. I was very interested in this product because it offered an “auditory, visual, tactile and kinesthetic approach by linking phonemes and graphemes in a fun-filled way”. […]
Speech Buddies: Product Review As a speech therapist, I had already known of Speech Buddies because they have an amazing blog with recommendations and ideas that I incorporate into my therapy practices. I was so excited when I found out that this company makes placement tools for articulation. I had to try them out! I […]