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Language Strategies for Car Rides
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By giving parents specific examples of how to incorporate language into our daily routines, we help them increase their opportunities for language. The best way to do that? Think of chores or necessary parts of life that parents use everyday. Today we'll talk about one that is so underutilized but can increase their child's language skills tremendously with little effort: car rides! -
Mastering Early Intervention: Effective Parent Coaching Strategies for SLPs
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Hi friends! If you've been around my social media or a regular in my emails, you'll know that Early Intervention has a special place in my hear... -
Making Summer Speech Therapy Fun and Easy: Ocean-Themed Activities and Ideas for SLPs
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Hi friends! Let's make Summer as easy (and fun!) as possible so you might just get a minute to relax 😎 What's probably the most common theme to... -
Simplify Summer Speech Therapy with Drill Cards
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Hey SLP friend! With summer break heading our way, let's chat quickly about how we can use Drill Cards over the summer break ☀️ Summer vacation is ... -
Essential Items for Early Intervention Therapy: Why Books Are a Must-Have in Your Therapy Bag
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Hi friends! There are some essentials that I always pack in my therapy bag when heading out for Early Intervention therapy sessions: Bubbles, Wi... -
Incorporating Books into Your Speech Therapy Sessions
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Hi speech friend! Something I always love to do in my own speech therapy sessions when a student is struggling to get engaged is pull out some pic... -
Creative and Budget-Friendly Speech Therapy Ideas for New Graduates: My Journey and Tips for Success
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Hi friends! Why did you get into the field of speech therapy? 💭 It was obviously for the big paycheck right? Just kidding! Story time. I c... -
5 Ways to Use Pop Its in Speech Therapy
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These little popper sensory toys are still all the rage with kids. And I LOVE incorporating motivating toys in my sessions. Even better? They are m... -
5 Things To Do When Your Session Takes A Turn South
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Hi SLP friends! Let's chat about 5 things to do when your session takes a turn south. Look, you’ll here me repeat this so often on the podcast b... -
3 Mistakes I See EI Providers Make (and what to do instead)
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Hi SLP friends! Today I want to talk about 3 mistakes that I see EI providers make. Now I’ve done early intervention either part time or full time... -
Hey SLP, Get Outside and PLAY!
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Let's talk about how you can move therapy outside and play to increase speech and language. Read my top tips and favorite activities to engage and grow! -
Building Verbal Imitation Skills
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Now that you’ve educated the parents, coached them through strategies, and their child is demonstrating the Pre-Linguistic Skills we addressed in our first two blogs, we can start building on those skills! But where to begin? Think back on how you observe children acquiring language. Does a 1 year old spontaneously go from never making any verbalizations to suddenly responding to verbal routines or saying “hello” and “mama”? Not typically. All of those small little coos and giggles eventually manifest as whole, recognizable words over time and with the right encouragement.
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