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Why is Early Intervention Speech Therapy for children so important?
Children learn new skills at their own pace. This can be applied whether it be learning how to walk, run or talk. Sometimes, parents may notice that their...


Speech Therapy Activities for Aphasia
Worrall et al. (2011) interviewed 50 participants with aphasia after stroke in 2011, from Worrall and colleagues’ study. What people with aphasia want the...


Choose the Right Speech Therapy Toys for Your Toddler
Choosing what type of toys to give your child can be a tough decision. But when it comes to speech therapy toys, there are a few things you’ll want to keep...


10 Speech Delay Activities You Can Do at Home
In the US, about 8% of young children have communication problems. Speech and language delay is when a child is not developing his/her speech and language...


Why Hyperlexia is Both a Gift and a Challenge
There are different types of hyperlexia, and they are often related to autism. Hyperlexia is a fascinating phenomenon – it’s when a child starts reading at...


The Importance of Social Interaction in Child Development
This is because they are hardwired to imitate the facial expressions, vocalizations, and gestures they see around them. When you talk to your baby using a...


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...


What words should you teach your baby first?
When your toddler is just beginning to produce words, they might show frustration when they can’t express what they want and need. That is why it is...


Best Speech Therapy Tip for People with Aphasia
Aphasia is a speech disorder that can happen after an injury or stroke. It's the loss of ability to communicate, due to damage in the parts of the brain...


How To Teach Kids The SHH Sound - Tips & Tricks From a Speech Therapist
If your child is working on the SHH sound in speech therapy, you may be wondering how to help them at home. Here are some tips and tricks from a speech...


How to Help Someone Who Stutters
If you have a friend or loved one who is stuttering, you may be wondering how you can best help them. There are many different ways to support someone who...


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...


Best Game for Speech Therapy
Speech therapy for toddlers, speech therapy for kids of all ages, can be easy and fun when you use this game! Nothing needed, can play anywhere...this is...


Top 5 Toys for Speech Therapy at Home (and how to use them)
Give more than a toy – give the gift of communication. Make playtime a learning time for a toddlers with speech delay, late talkers or even those who have...


1-Word, 2-Words…Develop Talking Skills For Your Toddler
Their first word is a milestone…now let’s start combining words! These steps will make a huge difference in your child’s speech now and into the...


A New Year: Looking Back, Looking Ahead, Activity for Speech Therapy At Home
When you are practicing speech therapy at home for speech, language or memory development, the new year offers some easy activities to work into your...


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....
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