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Use this beautiful summer weather as an opportunity to teach your children special summer vocabulary words! It’s not every season you get to use the outdoors as a parent classroom.

Hearing the same word (or phrase) over and over again helps your child retain that word in their lexicon (working vocabulary). Try it! It’s simple and it works!

Ever wonder why cartoons are so annoying for adults? It’s because the use of dramatic intonations draw kids into language! They LOVE listening to over emphasized conversation. So why not give it a try! Be as dramatic as you’d like while talking to your child.

Try leaving the top of a container on and waiting for your child to request help. This will eventually teach them to request independently.

Getting ready for the beach? This is a wonderful opportunity to work on labeling items (saying the name of an object) or any other activity to increase your child’s vocabulary. Beach time is speech time!

See what we did there..? 😝 Rhyming is an essential foundational skill that has been researched to help with early literacy. Make the best of the time you have this weekend!

Happy Friday!

Isn’t it interesting how songs get stuck in our heads, even when we don’t want them to? Well, use this strategy to teach your child new words and concepts. Making it funny also helps!

Make it easy for your child to understand what you’re trying to say by using short and simple phrases. Remember to say things a bit slower for them so they can process your message.

In order to teach new vocabulary words, choose the same word and use it multiple times. Hearing the word over and over in the same situation and/or different situations will help your child acquire the new word.

Happy Father's Day!!!

Was your child first word Dada?

Have fun with language this weekend!!

Children learn to put words together by hearing longer phrases. Try repeating a phrase your child says and adding 1 more word to make the phrase longer. For example Child: “Car” You: “Big Car”. This helps build vocabulary and sentence length. Try this with your little one and let us know how it goes in the comments Happy speeching! 🗣

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Kids learn best by coping their environment. You can help increase their vocabulary by teaching them to imitate you. Try slowly saying “You say______.” (And point to them) when you want them to imitate a word or short phrase. Make sure to give them time (wait 2-3 seconds) to copy your word/phrase.

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During car rides or walks, make sure to talk with your child about the things you see. While talking about objects, show your child what you’re talking about. What’s your favorite place to walk and talk with your child?

Pediatricians Say Kids Need Simple Toys, Not iPads And Electronics The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released a statement that explains why basic toys like blocks are healthier for kids than gadgets and screens.

Learn the signs of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS).

Shortening long thoughts or directions into simple ones makes them easier for your child to understand.

According to www.ernweb.com Research has found that modeling decreases student error, positively affects the perceived importance of a task and increases self-regulated learning.

It’s that time of the year! Our kids always need an extra push before it’s time for assessments. 📲 347-815-4440 for more information.

Speech therapists play a huge role in helping students with dyslexia!

https://blog.asha.org/2018/03/12/the-speech-language-pathologists-role-in-diagnosing-dyslexia/

The Speech-Language Pathologist’s Role in Diagnosing Dyslexia While language-based learning disorders—like dyslexia—fall squarely in the purview of speech-language pathologists, I’ve talked to several pediatric SLPs who don’t feel entirely comfort…

This short film won an Oscar last night. It is about the life of an adult who stutters (person who has difficulty with speaking fluently). Very often people take the ability to communicate basic needs and wants for granted. I'm so happy to see the media is starting to bring attention to people who's handicap is not as obvious as being wheelchair bound or disfigured. There are so many people walking around with disabilities we can not see at first glance.


http://youtu.be/C1mbNMsJ6Xo

Stutterer - Short film 2016 un corto que relata la vida de una persona con tartamudez , y las situaciones diarias que enfrenta

What Speech Pathologist do is so important. We never know the lives we will change and how those live will continue to change others.