Earth Day Activities Earth day is celebrated on the 22nd of April every year. It is a day dedicated to creating awareness regarding protecting our mother earth. And it is a very good time to create this awareness among children. What could be better than having fun earth day learning activities online that your kids …
Top 5 Learning Apps for Kids The education business has seen a massive upheaval in the previous few decades. Learning has been much more accessible as a result of the introduction of apps, making it much more enjoyable for students of all ages. Educational apps are being used to bridge the communication gap between parents …
Apps for Speech Fluency Fluency is a very important aspect of speech production. When stutterers want to improve on speech fluency, often the younger individuals seek for apps to help with speech fluency. There are many apps for speech fluency available on Google Play and the Apple iTunes store. Some of these apps will be …
Apps to Promote Speech for Babies Speech development is a very important part of a child’s development. Nowadays, there are various apps that you can use at home to promote speech for babies. The apps can be downloaded either from Google Play or from the Play Store. Following are some of these apps listed: First …
Why do we use Play in Speech Therapy Sessions? Play in speech therapy is a child-directed approach that includes the usage of various materials like toys and games. It helps the child improve on their speech and language goals in the most naturalistic environment while also being enjoyable and fun for the child. If you …
Simple at Home Experiments for Kids Kids learn through play. When you do simple science experiments, it helps develop many skills. It builds various communication skills, vocabulary sentence length, questioning skills etc. Science experiments make the kids wonder, “Oh! How did that happen?” It increases curiosity in their little brains. This same inquisitiveness stimulates them to …
All about Dyslexia What is Dyslexia? Dyslexia is thought of as letter reversals such as reading /b/ as /d/. For many years, before becoming a speech-language pathologist, even I thought so. But it is much more than that. Dyslexia is a difficulty in reading printed material. It is a type of learning disability. The individual …
“Wh’s” of Neurogenic Stuttering What is Neurogenic Stuttering? Neurogenic stuttering is a rare type of fluency disorder. A person with stuttering finds it difficult to maintain smooth speech while performing speech tasks. Neurogenic stuttering usually presents after some injury to the central nervous system. The injuries include: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Cerebrovascular Accidents (CVA)/ Stroke …
Articulation Therapy: Teaching “TH” & “DH” Sound Pronouncing the /TH DH/ sounds can be a bit tricky for young children. And it is also a very commonly occurring sound in speech. If you are worried or concerned about your child’s pronunciation of the “TH” and “DH” sounds, this blog can help you with teaching these …
Picture Scene Activities for Adults What are Picture Scene activities? Picture scenes are nothing but scenes of various situations represented in a pictorial form. It can be a simple picture of a playroom to something as complex as a large playground. Children and adults use picture scenes to improve speech-language and cognitive-linguistic skills. Yes, you …