December book of the month is The Gingerbread Man. This classic book has so many repetitive opportunites jam packed in the pages, and the kids absolutely love it! Tonight, Ashlynn’s word was “man” which combines a bilabial sound ‘m’ with a final consonant ‘n.’ On almost every other page the Gingerbread man shouts, “Run, run,…
It’s no secret that my daughter has a short attention span. I always worry of course since I’m her mom that it might be more serious than just the average toddler one minute attention span; however, today her school SLP expressed some concern as well. She asked me to come in next Wednesday to discuss…
After my IEP experience, I was excited but also skeptical pending the first day of school. Excited and hopeful she would finally get the speech and language enrichment she so desperately needs, and skeptical because it didn’t seem like her teacher or SLP would be the ones able to do so. I dropped off her private speech…
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie is a knockoff from the classic children’s song, “I know an old lady who swallowed a fly.” This is a great repetitive book I use with the kids to get ready for Thanksgiving. The book chronicles a lady who goes through and eats certain Thanksgiving items. …
Today was such a great day! I have to write it down so I remember things Ashlynn is doing so later on, I appreciate how far she has come. When I’m with her everyday, I tend to get focused on how much she is behind instead of celebrating the new things she does. I really…
If you have done any research on apraxia, Omega supplements will probably come up. I have had my daughter on Barlean’s Omega Swirl for a little over a month now. Though there is no definitive proof that Omega’s help speech, I chose to try it for a few reasons.1.) Omega supplements have been getting more…
