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...
by admin | Jul 6, 2012 | Children, Toddlers
It’s never too early to introduce shared book reading to your child’s daily routine. Shared book reading is a fun and exciting way to engage with your child and enrich language development and exposure. It is widely believed that the more comfortable children are...
by admin | Feb 16, 2012 | Children, Home Activities, Pre-school, School-Age, Speech and Language Therapy, Speech Delay, Toddlers
When you are told that child needs a boost with expressive language development it might seem overwhelming to add yet another task to your endless to do list for the day. Here are two games that you can play anywhere/anytime. They will help add language to any daily...
