It’s almost time to head back to school! That means it is also time to make sure your school-aged child is getting what they need in reading instruction. According to the ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association), emergent literacy begins at birth and continues through the preschool…
Traditional speech evaluations include the identification of sound errors through standardized assessments and conversational speech samples. Therapy is then targeted for the individual, based on those assessments. Typically, children and adults are instructed how to modify their speech errors using visual support, models and tactile…
The World of Pediatric Occupational Therapy As parents and adults, we often take certain motor skills for granted and expect our children to develop them at a normal pace. Pediatricians ask those key questions during early well visits: Is the baby sitting up? Crawling? Picking…
May is a month dedicated to raising awareness about communication disorders and to promoting treatment that can improve the quality of life for those who experience problems with speaking, understanding, or hearing. Let’s take a moment to highlight the important role that Speech Language Pathologists…
April is Autism Awareness Month, a time for everyone to encourage, learn more, and understand all aspects autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Speech Language Pathologist’s play an integral roll in therapy treatment for kids with ASD. Many children with ASD have difficulty with social communication. Speech…
Should we worry when our children don’t crawl? Is there a connection between motor skills like crawling, walking and language development? Current research continues to focus on the fascinating relationships between motor and cognitive development in babies, and it is becoming evident that there are…
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