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Six in One - Puzzles

Welcome back to our Six in One series where we explain how to use one activity to target six different goals. Today’s example is: Puzzles!

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Six in One - Bubbles

Thinking of ways to target all your child's multiple speech and language goals can be overwhelming. Today we’re introducing the idea of using one activity to target six different goals! Our first example is: Bubbles!

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Best Games for Speech Therapy

Ever wonder what games or activities you should have during your speech therapy sessions? Read on to learn about the “best games for speech therapy.”

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AAC Prompting Hierarchy

A hierarchical approach is taken to prompting when assisting our clients to learn new communication skills. Check out this example of a least-to-most prompting hierarchy.

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Definitions

SLP? ASD? Expressive vs Receptive? If you (like many others) have found yourself wondering what all of the jargon and acronyms mean, you’ve come to the right place! In this blog post we will define and explain many commonly used terms related to speech and language development.

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Myth or Fact?

With all of the information regarding speech and language development floating around it can be difficult to determine what is real (and backed by the research) and what is a myth. This blog post describes five common speech language myths to help you better understand your child’s speech and language development.

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Does my child need speech?

Do you ever feel like your child is getting frustrated that you don’t understand what they are saying? Do they say less than their peers or sound younger than their friends? Do you have concerns that they aren’t speaking or don’t feel like you know what they should be doing?

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Communication Strategies

Communication partners have the biggest impact on their child’s speech and language development. Below are strategies to increase language exposure that you can utilize in your daily life!

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What Counts as a Word?

What counts as a word? My child is saying “night night,” is that a two-word phrase? What about “moo!” or “neigh!”

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Speech Sound Development

Are you interested in what sounds your child should be saying when they are 2, 3, 4, or 5 years old?

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Language Development Norms

Language develops in a step-wise fashion based on age and morphological development (development of the smallest units of language). Mean length of utterance (MLU), is a way to determine if our children are following the progression in an expected way!

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