by admin | Nov 26, 2015 | Children, Pre-school, School-Age, Speech and Language Therapy, Speech Delay
Given the importance of identifying speech and language problems as early as possible in your child’s development, what signs should parents look out for? While there are many possible indicators of speech and/or language delays, some are more common than others, and...
by admin | Jul 15, 2015 | Children, Group Therapy, News, Pre-school, Reading, School-Age, Speech and Language Therapy, Speech Delay, Toddlers
The Speech Therapy Centres of Canada (www.SpeechTherapyCentres.com) is releasing a summer reading list of the best books for fostering language development. The book list is meant to encourage parents to use the summer season to help foster their child’s language...
by admin | May 21, 2015 | Children, Group Therapy, Language Delay, Pre-school, Reading, School-Age, Speech and Language Therapy, Speech Delay, Toddlers
Trying to determine if a child needs treatment for speech and language delay can be difficult and stressful for parents. Each child expresses him or herself differently and it may be natural for children not to follow the expected milestones exactly as they’re...
by admin | May 14, 2015 | Children, Language Delay, Pre-school, Speech and Language Therapy, Speech Delay, Toddlers
To become an effective communicator, your child must first develop the necessary pre-linguistic skills. The key to developing these skills lies in giving your child opportunities to communicate and making it fun. 1. Let your child show you what he or she wants If your...
by admin | Jan 20, 2014 | Children, Home Activities, Language Delay, Pre-school, School-Age, Toddlers
“Can I help?” comes the question as little hands drag a stool or chair over to the counter. Many children like to help out in the kitchen. Preparing a meal or snack together is a great opportunity for parents to get things done while learning language skills at the...
by admin | Jan 17, 2014 | Autism and Speech Therapy, Children, Pre-school, Speech and Language Therapy, Toddlers
Recently there was an editorial in the Toronto Star (Dec. 11th 2013) about the importance of early intervention therapy and support for families whose children have autism. As a speech- language pathologist (S-LP) I totally agree with the fact that that there is a...
