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How to Help Children with Articulation Disorders
Growing up, it is common for children to produce articulation errors such as “wabbit” for rabbit. This happens as other sounds are more difficult and...


How Do Your Adenoids and Tonsils Affect Your Speech?
The tonsils and adenoids are structures located in your throat that play an important role in supporting your immune system. They work by preventing germs...


How to make R sound?
If you are wondering why your child can’t produce the /r/ sound correctly, you are not alone. Many parents of young children struggle with this issue. If...


7 Benefits of Teaching your Child Sign Language
We use gestures daily. For example, waving hello or goodbye, giving a thumbs up to show approval, or holding up our index finger to indicate “just a...


The Difference Between Phonological Disorder and Articulation Disorders
There is a lot of confusion surrounding phonological disorders and articulation disorders. Many people use the terms interchangeably, but they are actually...


Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in Speech Therapy
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) refers to any method of communication that is used to supplement or replace traditional speech. This might...


Why Does My Child Call Everything “Foofoo?” Are Made-Up Words Real Words?
Do your kids ever make up words? What do you do if your child has a speech problem and is using non-standard words - should you correct them? How do you...


Why Is My Child Stuttering and How Can I Help?
Best ways to help your child who stutters. If you've been noticing your child has a hard time speaking fluently, or getting "stuck" on words, they may be...


Dysphagia: Speech Therapy Helps with the Most Common Speech & Swallowing Disorder
Dysphagia is a condition that affects how a person swallows. This can make it difficult to eat, drink, and speak. With the help of a speech therapist, you...


How to Treat a Lisp in Children?
Help your child with their lisp to make the S-sound. What a lisp is, why it happens, and what you can do at home to help your child speak more...


How to stop stuttering as an adult?
Many of us occasionally stumble, but stuttering in adults impacts the daily lives of about 3 million Americans. Speech pathology can offer adults speech...


Best Way to Read to Kids: Dialogic Reading for Speech & Language Development
Did you know that reading is essential for speech and language development? Reading to your toddler can expand their language, better prepare them for...


Make a New Year's Time Capsule and Practice Speech Therapy at Home
As moms, we are always looking for ways to make our lives a little easier. We're excited to share this easy New Year's tradition for kids that can help your...


Reading Stories? The BEST Way to Help Kids Speech Development at Home
Reading provides opportunities to help your children learn language and improve your child's speech. Here are some tips from our speech therapists to guide...


Why is Reading Important for Speech Therapy?
The starting point for reading is sound, and kids with a speech sound disorder or childhood apraxia of speech may also have trouble reading, and vice-versa....


Apraxia or Apraxia of Speech and a Case Example
Apraxia can be developmental or acquired and can impact at any age. Here's an overview, plus a real-world example of how one child progressing with speech...


What Can I Do to Help My Child Who Stutters?
Have you noticed that your child gets stuck on certain words or sounds in conversation?
They try to say words but the words won’t come out in a timely...


Voice Disorders in Children: Online Voice Therapy for Kids Can Help
Did you know that children can experience voice disorders as well as adults? Voice disorders in children can manifest in a number of ways and need to be...


Ways to Exercise with Your Child & Incorporate Speech Therapy for Kids
Use these kid-friendly exercises to get your mind and body moving and practice speech therapy goals with your...


Practice your speech therapy in between speech therapy sessions
1. Create a home implementation packet: Home implementation packets are helpful to target speech and language goals outside of therapy. A packet can be...
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