by admin | Mar 23, 2012 | Home Activities
A few weeks ago an article in the Globe and Mail caught my eye: “Babies Likely Lip-read When Learning to Talk”. This article had some interesting information about how babies learn to speak and reinforced some of the speech strategies that I often suggest as a...
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...
by admin | Nov 1, 2011 | Adolescents, Adult issues, Children, Home Activities, Miscellaneous, Speech and Language Therapy
Think back to a recent cocktail party you attended with distant relatives or unfamiliar co-workers in a new job setting…did you dread getting ready for the event? Did you feel awkward trying to start a conversation with your distant Aunt? Did you feel your heart...
by admin | Oct 13, 2011 | Children, Home Activities, Pre-school, Reading
As a speech-language pathologist I find that it is helpful if parents are aware of some of the early reading or “pre-literacy” skills that children must develop before they can become an effective reader. Below are a list of some of the expectations from the Ontario...
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 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...