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My Big Announcement…
I’ve waited a very long time for this… It’s actually a dream 29 years in the making! I ...
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Speech Therapy Toy Picks for 2024 for Toddlers and Preschoolers with Language Delays
This year I've found some wonderful NEW choices for speech therapy toy picks for 2024 for toddlers and ...
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Stage 8 Toy List for Early Roles and Pretending with Peers from Stages of Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers with Language Delays
Here’s the toy list for recommended toys for Stage 8: Early Role Play and Pretending with Peers and ...
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Stage 7 Toy List for New Jobs and New Events from Stages of Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers with Language Delays
Here’s the toy list for recommended toys for Stage 7: New Jobs and New Events from Stages of ...
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Stage 6 Toy List for Expanding Play Routines
Here’s the toy list for recommended toys for Stage 6: Expanding Play Ruotines in Stages of Play for ...
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Stage 5 Toy List
Here’s the toy list for recommended toys for Stage 5: Combining Play Actions in Familiar Routines in Stages ...
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STAGE 4… Early Symbolic Play TOY LIST
Here's the toy list for recommended toys for Stage 4: Early Symbolic Play in Stages of Play for ...
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Speech Therapy Toy Picks for 2024 for Toddlers and Preschoolers with Language Delays
This year I've found some wonderful NEW choices for speech therapy toy picks for 2024 for toddlers and ...
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Stage 3: Beginning Functional Play Recommended Toys
Here's the toy list for recommended toys for Stage 3: Beginning Functional Play. Remember… The only way babies ...
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STAGE 2… NONFUNCTIONAL PLAY TOY LIST
Here's the toy list for recommended toys for Stage 2: Nonfunctional Play. Remember… The only way babies learn ...
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STAGE ONE… EXPLORATORY PLAY… TOY LIST
Remember… The only way babies learn what words mean (and to talk!) is by hearing you say the ...
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Speech Therapy for Autism in Toddlers
We have lots of new moms and dads who have joined our daily email group, so I'm getting ...
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Give a Child Words
"Uh uh uh!" your child says as she reaches toward the counter. Instantly, you know what she wants. ...
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Sorting Hearts for Valentine’s Day for Toddlers
Today I want to share an activity that has been one of the most loved activities for Valentine’s ...
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Cute Peer Activity for Valentine’s Day
I love this cute activity for Valentine's Day! It takes some prep time, but it's been worth it ...
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Valentine’s Day Song for Toddlers
Do you have any cute Valentine's Day songs for toddlers? Here's my favorite... Sing it to the tune ...
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Valentine’s Day Song for Toddlers
I have a great use for those heart-shaped boxes of Valentine’s Day candy – especially if you’re working ...
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One of my favorites…Valentine’s Day for Toddlers
Today I decided I'd post some cute Valentine's Day activities for toddlers for all of you last minute ...
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Heart Shaped Lacing Boards for Toddlers
In planning therapy for the next few weeks, I'm thinking about a couple of my little friends who ...
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Valentine’s Day Books and Speech Therapy Ideas for Toddlers
Here are some sweet little books for your youngest Valentines this year, along with a few ideas perfect ...
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Best Books for Speech Therapy for Toddlers
In my week of making lists, I wanted to add a post with recommendations for the best books ...
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Christmas Themed Toys for Toddlers with Language Delays
Anytime we introduce "theme" toys during therapy time or any time, we're automatically increasing novelty (becuase it's new!) ...
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Ultimate Toy List for Speech Therapy for Toddlers with Language Delays
Buying toys is just about one of my favorite things to do any day of the year. During ...
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Start Here for Help!
As speech-language pathologists and parents, when a toddler is not talking yet, we rush in to try ...
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3 Major Cognitive Milestones and How They Relate to Language Development
If I asked you to name the three major cognitive milestones we see babies and toddlers acquire just before ...
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Apraxia and Autism in Toddlers
Today let's look at apraxia and autism in toddlers. According to research from 2015, Tierney and her colleagues ...
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Using Music in Speech Therapy with Toddlers with Apraxia
Today I want to discuss using music in speech therapy with toddlers with apraxia. Without a doubt, music is ...
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Imitation Games for Toddlers with Apraxia
Today I want to talk about imitation games for toddlers with apraxia. Learning how to imitate is ...
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Communicative Intent in Toddlers with Language Delays
Communicative intent is such a huge predictor in how well a toddler communicates, even before he learns to ...
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Overcorrection…#1 Communication Killer in Toddlers with Language Delays
It’s such a communication killer when an adult corrects every single word attempt out of a child’s mouth. ...
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Identifying Apraxia in Toddlers
From The Apraxia Workbooks 1 & 2... Identifying Apraxia in Toddlers Now let’s get more specific and ...
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What is Motor Learning? Treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech
What is motor learning? What does it have to do with apraxia and learning to talk? ...
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#450 and #451 Recommended Toys 12 Months
Hi! Here are the resources I mentioned in podcast #450 Receptive Language Skills by 12 months and #451 ...
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Kids Who Have The Most Difficulty In Preschool
Can you tell me the kinds of kids who have the most difficulty in preschool? I'm talking ...
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Screen Time Recommendations for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
Earlier this year, the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association released a new pdf handout for parents about screen ...
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Best Pretend Play Themes for Toddlers and Preschoolers
In podcast #436 we discussed the best pretend play themes for toddlers and preschoolers for speech therapy. One ...
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