For years, I’ve been making materials to use with patients. I just recently decided to offer some of those materials for purchase. I recently started selling therapy materials I make on Teachers Pay Teachers, which is a marketplace for educators,…
Measurability, Structure, Evidence: Keys to My Literacy Intervention Practice
The difference in treatment of literacy impairments by a speech language pathologist are many. I have struggled with defining these differences when parents have asked–not because they don’t exist, but because it’s difficult to describe what I am doing that…
Value of Speech Sounds Goes Beyond Talking: It’s Foundational to Literacy
Literacy for Life: Guessing is Not a Strategy
Nearly everyday, I work with children who are struggling with learning to read. For some, they are years behind on their ability to read. For others, their struggle became obvious earlier and they are not considered to be as behind…
Toy-Gifting? Skipping Batteries Can Lead to More Learning, Growth
Toys are so much fun. They inspire children to use their imagination and to be creative. Toys also have the power to promote an incredible amount of learning for children–but not the academic kind of stuff that might pop into…
Literacy: Seek Responsive Treatment, Not Scripted
I treat literacy impairments. This means I help children learn to read. It’s an area of passion for me. Similar to communication, which is weaved into EVERYTHING we do on a daily basis, so is reading. We read menus at…
Habituation is End Goal of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy
Function matters to all body parts. Function allows us to complete and achieve many activities. Functioning legs allow us to run. Functioning hands allow us to write. The same applies to the function of the tongue and lips. Their function…
Cooking: A Natural Path to Language
Cooking together is a great way to support language development at home. It’s fun. It’s natural. It’s loaded with endless possibilities. Cooking together is always a great way to target and support language development but it’s a particularly great time…
Tele-Practice Option for Speech Therapy
During these strange times, it is so nice to see all of the smiling faces of patients every day! I hear their laughter and we spend our sessions exchanging stories and sharing in conversation. It’s not the way we normally…
Low-Tech Ways to Keep Up with Speech & Language Skills during COVID-19
Right now, there are so many digital and online recommendations being made available. There is much generosity happening by authors, musicians, artists, museums, organizations, and the list continues. It’s wonderful. Honestly, though it’s also a bit over-whelming. Especially for parents…