by Jack Shapiro | Nov 8, 2022 | Children, Pre-school, Reading, Speech and Language Therapy
Shared book reading between parent/caregiver and child is a wonderful, fun, and interactive way to help with speech, language, and literacy development. Children with typical language development and those with disabilities, such as language delay, all benefit greatly...
by Jack Shapiro | Oct 21, 2022 | Children, Pre-school, Reading, Speech and Language Therapy
There are so many tips and activities that promote speech and language development. Some general tips include: Make talking fun! Communicate while playing and singing songsSing songs with repetitive phrasesRead daily to/with your child Create a print-rich...
by Mara Shapiro | Mar 23, 2016 | Children, Home Activities, Pre-school, Reading, School-Age
My favorite book series to read is undoubtedly, the Harry Potter series. Even as an adult I was intrigued by this story of an orphaned school-aged boy who on his 11th birthday learned that he had a gift that set him apart from his peers. Harry soon discovered a world...
by admin | Dec 18, 2015 | Children, Home Activities, Reading, Speech and Language Therapy, Toddlers
Within their first year, your child will begin to recognize and form their first words, recognize forms in pictures, and develop crucial language skills. Telling stories has been a part of society since the dawn of time, and story time is just as important to the...
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...
