Pete the Cat home speech/language activities

Pete the Cat home speech/language activities

I was introduced to Pete the Cat, by Eric Litwin last year when my daughter went to preschool. Not only does it have a catchy song the kids can sing and listen to online here:( http://www.thelearninggroove.com/song-index-contents/pete-the-cat—i-love-my-white-shoes#!pete-the-cat-i-love-my-white-shoes/c164e), but it is great for teaching a variety of things in speech/language.  I’ll start with it’s benefit for apraxia. Research has shown that books encourage speech and language development.  My mentor taught me to use

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Nine year old Katie with apraxia sings “Brave” and dedicates it to Ashlynn :)

Nine year old Katie with apraxia sings “Brave” and dedicates it to Ashlynn :)

CASANA has a parent support group on facebook called APRAXIA-KIDS – Every Child Deserves a Voice.  If you have a child with apraxia, I highly recommend joining this group. Sharon Gretz, the founder of CASANA, is an active member, but there are also other SLP’s, advocates, educators, and of course parents who care about these little ones.I recently vented to the group about my sadness over the park incident, but

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