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Book Review: "From Birth to First Words"

“From Birth to First Words” A Book Review

September 22, 2019

Lynn Carson, a fellow Canadian SLP, contact me and asked if I would review her book, From Birth to First Words: Activities to Support Your

Thoughts on The Barriers Parents May Feel When Told to Play with their Child

August 25, 2019

First off, this is not a post to blame parents or therapists or educators. These are my thoughts and opinions on why some parents are reluctant

Six Tips to Get Ready for the New School Year

August 11, 2019

For me, the new school year is exciting but can also be very overwhelming. It’s exciting because you get to see your students from the

Children Need to be Taught More Beyond “More”

January 13, 2019

Often in preschool or in early intervention, you will have a little one on your caseload who is not talking or communicating in any meaningful

Bringing Therapy Outside the Therapy: Part One Why?

October 7, 2018

Speech and language therapy can happen just about anywhere, and in some cases unfortunately does. We have all either heard or experienced having to do

Bring Children’s Lit into Therapy with “The Apple Pie Tree”

September 27, 2018

Zoe Hall’s book, “The Apple Pie Tree” is a story that talks about what happens to and around an apple tree throughout the year and ends with

Five Favourite SLP Preschool Circle Activities

September 2, 2018

Coming up with whole group/circle time activities can be challenging. Here are five activities that children love, and you will be able to target a variety

Six Tips to Thrive During Whole Group SLP Activities in SPED Preschool

August 19, 2018

Whole group activities can be very intimating especially in a preschool setting. You have to keep the activities engaging, but not so appealing that you