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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...


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...


9 Fun Poems Help Your Child Practice Speech
Rhyming out loud can be a great way to practice language skills! Memorizing and reciting poems makes practice...


Celebrate “Tell a Joke Day” to Improve Your Speech, or Practice Speech Therapy with Your Kids!
“Laughter is the best medicine,” or so the saying goes! To celebrate “Tell a Joke Day,” we wanted to share some fun jokes that you can use to get your kids...


Speech Tips for Late Talkers: How to Include Siblings
Practice makes perfect. We have all heard that phrase and we have also learned that the more practice and exposure we have to something new, the better it...


Improving Your Speaking Skills to Get Ahead in Your Career
Communication is an essential part of life, both in personal endeavors and professional pursuits. It’s what allows people to express ideas that eventually...


Practicing Speech Therapy with your Kids on a Road Trip
As you are planning your summer activities and travels, keep in mind that speech practice can be done from just about anywhere. It just takes a little...


Practicing Speech Therapy at Home with Everyday Foods
Speech therapy practice can be done at home, with minimal to no preparation, and with a little creativity it can be fun and effective. The easiest...


How Can Animals Help Your Late Talker Toddler?
Here are some fun ways to interact with animals and improve your child’s language skills, or work together with these...


Speech Therapy for People with Alzheimer's or Dementia
If you’re the relative or caregiver of a person dealing with Alzheimer’s or dementia, it can be an extremely difficult and challenging situation. As your...


How to Improve Articulation: Fun Games for Kids' Speech Therapy
Are you looking for some quick, easy ideas to work on articulation and speech therapy at home? We always are! Today, we would like to share with you some...


Why Storytelling Is Great for Kids with Autism?
April is Autism Awareness month and April 27th is National Tell a Story Day, so we are going to tell you why both are great for children with autism...


Parent Question: What is a lisp and should I worry if my child has one?
Better Speech Language Pathologists...


Beyond Speech Therapy. Helping Families with Atypical Needs.
Guest Post from Gail Ebenstein, Founder of Atypical Guidance, helping parents of atypical children navigate in a typical...


Spring has Sprung 🌻 So Lets Go Outside to Practice Speech
It's a been a long winter just about everywhere and the speech language pathologists at Better Speech have had about enough of the cold weather. They've...


How to Prevent the Summer (Speech Therapy) Slide
No more pencils, no more books.... Which child isn't happy about the last day of school. Kids get to put away their textbooks and deadlines, tests and ...


We Wrote an April Fools Blog Post. Just Kidding!
Actually, we did write one for April 1st because any special day is reason enough to write a blog post suggesting fun ways to slip in some speech therapy...


Am I Asking My Toddler Too Many Questions?
Maria L., Parent to a Better Speech Client Submitted this Question: "Sometimes I feel like I ask my son, who is 4, too many questions. He just looks at me...
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