May 24, 2018 | Stuttering
You’re The Storyteller: The Surprise A FABULOUS FUN APP FOR DEVELOPING LANGUAGE AND NARRATIVE SKILLS I need to tell you about my favorite storytelling app. In this delightful animated story, a boy brings home a stray dog and attempts to hide it from his...
May 9, 2017 | Early Language Development, Services For Children
When children have trouble expressing their thoughts and feelings, they may show their frustration. Below are some suggestions: Label the feeling you see. Validate it calmly. It is OKAY to feel a certain way. This gives them the vocabulary of feelings and demonstrates...
Feb 27, 2017 | Services For Adults, Speech Therapy Services
Picture this: A young professional rushed into the office and without a “hello” or a “how are you doing”, started to gush out his desire for therapy to help him be understood better and make a better impression on people. Eye contact was brief. His speech was so fast,...
Nov 24, 2016 | Articulation, Language
The Pause That Refreshes “I, er, uh, ummm, basically, actually, you know what I mean”. How many times have we heard this? No, we don’t know what you mean? These are filler words that fill in for uncomfortable silences when we are not sure what to say or how to...
Nov 10, 2016 | Early Language Development, Play/Hand Use, Services For Children
Let’s Play Together Play is how our children explore and learn from their environment. They learn amazing concepts such as: Problem solving, planning and sequencing: they observe the world around them and figure out connections. Body awareness: they start to know...