8 Jan · Chatting Children · No Comments

BACK TO SCHOOL AND SPEECH THERAPY – TO TELL OR NOT TO TELL?

Although this is a very personal decision, I am a huge proponent of collaboration. Collaboration between parents, educators, and the child’s therapist(s) can be the key to effective communication and academic success …

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8 Jan · Chatting Children · No Comments

MORE IPAD APPS FOR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

My column on iPad apps was a popular one! Apps can be a great way to work on a variety of speech and language skills. As always, I encourage play and social interactions more than technology; however …

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8 Jan · Chatting Children · No Comments

WHAT IS APRAXIA?

Apraxia is a neurological motor speech impairment. A child with apraxia knows what they want to say but there is a breakdown in the transmission of the message from the brain to the mouth …

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8 Jan · Chatting Children · No Comments

ADHD AND LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS

Many children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or attention deficit disorder (ADD) manifest language, auditory processing and/or social language difficulties …

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8 Jan · Chatting Children · No Comments

SOCIAL SKILLS EXPECTATIONS

Children with strong social skills are able to successfully interact with others. They have the tools needed for effective interpersonal functioning and have learned proper social skills through observation and experience …

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8 Jan · Chatting Children · No Comments

‘TIS THE SEASON… FOR TOYS AND GAMES

Game night is my favorite night… Playing games is such a wonderful way to improve children’s comprehension of language, verbal language skills, and basic pragmatic skills …

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8 Jan · Chatting Children · No Comments

THAT TRICKY “TH” SOUND!

Speech sound acquisition is different in all children. With that being said, however, at least 50% of typically developing 4 year olds have all but two sounds that they can produce correctly …

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8 Jan · Chatting Children · No Comments

LISP OR TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT?

A lisp refers to an inability to place one’s tongue in the correct location for accurate production of speech sounds. The most common type of lisp is a frontal lisp …

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8 Jan · Chatting Children · No Comments

BOOKS, BOOKS, AND MORE BOOKS

Reading books is a perfect way to work on both receptive and expressive language skills. Although it is very tempting to simply read a book to your child, take an extra few minutes to talk about each picture on the page …

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7 Jan · Chatting Children · No Comments

IPAD APPS FOR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

The iPad is a wonderful tool and yes, there are many apps that we use from time to time with our clients. I am a huge advocate for working on language and speech through board games and play but there are certainly times when the iPad has its advantages …

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7 Jan · Chatting Children · No Comments

STUTTERING… SHOULD I BE WORRIED?

Stuttering can be very worrisome for parents, especially when they notice their children becoming frustrated because they can’t “get their words out”. What most parents don’t realize is …

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7 Jan · Chatting Children · No Comments

DOES MY CHILD HAVE AUTISM?

Children are who suffer from Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) demonstrate many of the following characteristics. If your child is demonstrating any of these behaviors…

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5 Dec · Chatting Children · No Comments

SPEAKING IN SENTENCES

At 24 months of age, children should have a vocabulary of 50-100 words and should be producing two-three word phrases. At this stage, a child’s vocabulary will consist mostly of nouns but …

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1 Jan · Chatting Children · No Comments

DEVELOPING THE R SOUND

This is a question that parents frequently ask me. /r/ is one of the most difficult sounds to produce in the English language. It is a sound that requires strength and control of all articulators (e.g., jaw, tongue and lips) …

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