How to teach toddlers their colors, interesting article I found on pinterest.
1806, 2013

How to teach toddlers their colors, interesting article I found on pinterest.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-johnny-name-colors On pinterest, I ran across this interesting article.  It basically says that children learn their colors faster by saying “the balloon is read” instead of “the red balloon.”  In English, we usually put the adjective before the noun, so our kiddos don’t get a lot of practice with learning it this way. I thought it was interesting from an SLP standpoint too though, because many language processing kiddos struggle

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Speech Stickers App for Apraxia Review
1206, 2013

Speech Stickers App for Apraxia Review

Speech Stickers is the first app that I downloaded for Ashlynn (my daughter with apraxia) when she had first turned three.  I chose it because it was cheap, and said it was developed for children with apraxia.  The app is simple in design with not a lot of bells and whistles; however, my daughter loved practicing her speech with this app. The app is set up for kids in the

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ApraxiaVille app review
1206, 2013

ApraxiaVille app review

ApraxiaVille is an app from Smarty Ears, and is the newest speech app that I have downloaded to use at work and with Ashlynn my daughter with CAS.To get started, you create your players.  You can make an avatar, or import your own picture.  The application allows up to four players, which is nice from an SLP perspective, since you can use it during group therapy.Next, you choose your activity

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0906, 2013

Switching private SLP’s

There is no easy way to “break-up” with an SLP, but  I made the decision to discontinue private services through the SLP that was seeing Ashlynn.  A lot of parents wonder what is the best way, and I don’t think there is a right or wrong way.  I personally just wrote an email and said I was switching her to my mentor. I am very appreciative of all that she did;

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Jumping on her bed? Break every spring girl!
0306, 2013

Jumping on her bed? Break every spring girl!

At the beginning of her preschool school year after she had just turned three, I went to observe her classroom.  I went for a lot of reasons, mostly to make sure I liked the classroom and to make sure her needs were going to be met.I left the observation in tears.  Not because I was disappointed in the classroom.  Not because I was disappointed in the teacher or the therapists.

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She is the definition of perseverence (a poem)
2405, 2013

She is the definition of perseverence (a poem)

You went to speak, but the words wouldn’t come, Stuck in your brain,  so easy for some. You went to crawl with the best of intents, Yet your body didn’t know what your brain meant. You went to walk, big smiles and all, yet every time you tried, it ended with a fall. You went to drink from a big girl cup You would sputter and spit till it came

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