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Enhance Your Speech Therapy Sessions with ‘Picky Kitty’ – A Must-Have Game for Every Speech Therapist
As speech therapists, we're constantly on the lookout for engaging and versatile games that can captivate our young clients while addressing their speech and language goals. Look no further – allow me to introduce you to a gem in the world of...
Same and Different: Why Speech Therapists and Educators Should Target this Basic Concept
Have you ever wondered how young children perceive and understand the world around them? Observing a child play or watching them explore sheds some light into what they are thinking. A child may pick up a fallen leaf and look at it but what else do...
New Beginnings for Scanlon Speech Therapy
After much contemplation, introspection, and retrospection, I have made the difficult decision to close my private practice. Since its establishment in 2011, my boutique private practice has been a fulfilling and rewarding journey. I am...
Articulation Speech Therapy: Favorite Activities, Games, and Books to Target the TH Sounds
As a busy speech language pathologist, I appreciate finding comprehensive information and therapy inspiration in one place. This blog post is an attempt to provide information about the “th” sounds as well as share some of my favorite...
Articulation Speech Therapy: Favorite Activities, Games and Books to Target the L Sound
The “L” sound is one of my favorite speech sounds to target in speech therapy. Since it's a visual sound you can see the tongue elevate to the alveolar ridge. This visual support makes it so much easier to treat! Also, there are numerous ways...
Grouch Couch: A Great Game for Speech Therapy
It’s true. We play games in speech therapy. As a speech language pathologist (aka SLP) who has been practicing for approximately 15 years, I have accumulated an arsenal of games and toys that I joyfully use in my speech therapy sessions. Playing...
Social Communication and Speech Therapy: Interview With Allie Gallinger
Welcome to another installment of Interviews with Experts. In these interviews, I ask 5 questions to experts in various professions related to speech language pathology and early childhood development. It’s hard to believe that it’s been more...
Christmas Activities for Speech Therapy
December is a very busy month! Between Christmas shopping, decorating the house, and attending holiday parties, it can be hard to plan speech therapy sessions. To celebrate this jolly holiday, I’ve gathered up some of my favorite...