Dear Peace Officers: We at San Diego Speech Therapy, Inc need to say THANK YOU for your service to the public. Your job is unpredictable, sometimes dangerous, and most certainly stressful. You must use a combination of your higher-order cognitive reasoning and judgement skills alongside your lower-order instinctual and “quick read” sensory-based skills to make […]
School’s out! For Summah! Little Sweet-Pea might need a bit of support over the break. Here are 5 creative ways to use toys for speech and language enrichment for the youngest kiddos. 1. PLAY! with toys. Turn off the electronics. The battery-powered. The one-way interaction “toys”. Get down on the floor with your little one […]
This month we focus on prevention and education. 1 in 10 children and adults is struggling. Difficulty communicating or swallowing disturbances affect the very core of family quality of life. Go to http://identifythesigns.org/the-signs/ to learn if your concern is treatable.
The American Speech/Language Hearing Association has compiled a list of some nice blogs to refer to. We are working on booting ours up, and welcome suggestions for content. http://blog.asha.org/2012/03/15/the-best-speech-language-pathologist-blogs-from-a-to-z/
Previously, we talked about the role of parents and teachers in speech language therapy. Here is a great starter list of practical tips for you to jump in and get started. Understand your child’s speech/language goals. Get to know developmental norms so you know what comes first, then next, then last in the hierarchy of […]
What is the Parent and Teachers Roles in Speech/Language Development? The most frequent question we hear is [quote] “What can I do to help my child develop better speech and/or language?” [/quote] We would like to commend you for taking interest in helping a child develop to his/her best potential. Being a child’s champion or […]
Speech and Language Disorders Explained A child’s communication is considered problematic when the child is noticeably behind his or her peers in the acquisition of speech and/or language skills. Sometimes a child will have greater receptive (understanding) than expressive (speaking) language skills, but this is not always the case. Speech and language disorders can affect […]