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,…
Value of Speech Sounds Goes Beyond Talking: It’s Foundational to Literacy
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…
Up Next: Moving into the Village
I’m moving! It’s finalized and I picked up the keys today! In the coming months I’ll be working to ready this new office space located in the Village business and shopping district of Grosse Pointe. I’m above the children’s clothing…
The Surprise In My Mailbox: ASHA ACE Award
I love to learn and I’m in a profession that requires continual education. This relationship works out well. I am doing professional development and continuing education courses all the time. Some I complete in a webinar format or online series.…
10 Ways to Help Develop Speech & Language Skills
There are ways to help your child develop speech and language skills way before they are actually talking to you. Children learn through their every day environment–that means from their interactions with you, extended relatives, siblings, babysitters and other caregivers.…
Speech Therapy: It Takes Time, Patience, Practice & Priority
One of the most frequently asked questions I receive as a speech-language pathologist is: how long will it take? When will my child be able to _____(fill in the blank)____? This question seems easy enough. However, it’s rather complicated to…
School vs. Private Speech Therapy: What’s the Difference?
Speech-language pathologists work in a variety of settings. Schools, hospitals, private clinics, rehabilitation centers, long-term residential centers, dementia units, early intervention outreach programs, accent modification businesses, autism-focused centers, mobile swallow study businesses and more. The wide-variety of workplaces for speech…
Nice to Meet You!
Let me take a moment to introduce myself. I am a mom, a speech-language pathologist, a former journalist, a wife, a daughter, a sister and an avid reader to name a few of the roles/titles associated with me. I’m a…