by admin | Jun 17, 2011 | Children
As a speech-language pathologist, I am often asked “what causes my son/daughter to stutter?” Unfortunately, there isn’t one, straight-forward answer. Although much research has been done, clinicians and researchers alike are still unsure. Some researchers think...
by admin | Jun 3, 2011 | Children, Home Activities, Pre-school
The environment and daily routines in your home can be one of the best teaching tools to help children develop pre-reading skills and overall literacy. A print-rich environment helps foster skills needed for reading. By surrounding your children with print in your...
by admin | May 26, 2011 | Children, Speech Delay
Allergy season is here in full force and with it comes sneezing, watery eyes and often itching throat. Aside from these apparent symptoms, allergies can also lead to ear infections in children due to irritation in the Eustachian tube. There are very close ties...
by admin | May 19, 2011 | Children, Home Activities, Toddlers
Often when parents think of what kind of words they would like their toddler to learn, these are some of the ones that come to mind: mama, dada, ball, bear, blanket, bottle, book, movie, car, home. Now take a look at what types of words all of the above are. Think way...
by admin | May 13, 2011 | Children
When a youngster is learning to speak, he or she will often have difficulty producing certain sounds and will replace those sounds with another sound. A common example of this is the “Elmer Fudd” way of speaking, where all the /r/ sounds are replaced by /w/ sounds....
