Literacy Interventions in Speech Therapy
Speech pathologists have an important role to play in literacy instruciton. Unfortunately, my graduate program never taught me what that role was or what to do about it. So…I have spent at least a decade…
phonemic awareness
Self-Awareness to develop Speech
Sometimes all you need to help a child’s speech sounds is a little self-awareness. Turn up your volume and listen carefully to my THREE year old tell you how we make different sounds in English….
When a child inadvertently swears due to pronunciation
A question from a super reader: My just turned 4 year old son started (about 3 months ago) to say /sh/ instead of the /s/ sound. Saying “**it” instead of “sit” – UGH! At first…
Vowels
I love some of the things my students come up with. One of my students, who has autism, often echos things he has already heard (echolalia). He also loves to sing. I was leading a…
A word, is a word, is not a word?
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Okay… so let’s call it a “booger”. “Ah sweetie! Thank you for the dozen boogers! That is so romantic.” Come again? Before I can plunge…
In a People House
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. It’s an oldie but goodie book today! I remember this book from my childhood and was thrilled to re-find it in my home a year ago. I can’t…
Sheep in a Jeep
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. One of my all-time favorite board books, Sheep in a Jeep perfectly blends short rhymes ( pre -literacy skill) with short sentences and fabulous rhythm. The adorable pictures…
My favorite Dr. Seuss book
I have so many favorites, but since I’m trying to tie this blog into Speech and Language, I will say that my favorite Dr. Seuss book (for today) is Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?…