Screen Time For Infants and Toddlers It might be a common sight to find mothers feeding their babies in front of television once the baby learns to sit. Additionally, screen time supports the need to keep the child seated to finish his meal if he or she is hyperactive and constantly on the go. These …
Music & Speech Therapy: Building Language while Crafting Instruments Music & Speech Therapy – There are several ways in which music can be used to build speech and language skills (read about it here). Music allows a speech therapist to bring in a lot of fun into the session. The right song (or rhyme) can …
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Articulation Therapy: Teaching T and D sounds The sounds /t/ (as in tomato) and /d/ (as in dig) are lingua-alveolar plosives. The name ‘plosives’ comes from the way the sounds expel air when being said. And ‘lingua-alveolar’ is descriptive of the position of the tongue when the sounds are produced. A plan for therapy is …
Music in Speech therapy: 8 Amazing Action Songs Music and movement bring a lot of fun to a session. The power of music is wonderful in exciting, calming and engaging children. A speech therapist can effectively use action rhymes to build speech and language skills. Repetition of movements, sounds, and words within the songs gives …
Hearing-Speaking: Are they related? Hearing-Speaking, We usually get a question of -How hearing problem from birth plays a critical role in speech and language development, communication and learning? -When the child cannot hear why cannot he/she speak? …
Top 10 Non-Toys used in Speech Therapy A speech therapist’s magical tool to engage a child in a session is …(*drumroll*)… PLAY! Through play, relevant skills can be taught to a child. A therapist would spend significant time and energy to think of creative ways to engage the child meaningfully, session after session. NON-TOYS, therefore, …
Articulation Therapy: Four Go-To Materials Articulation Therapy – The inability to pronounce sounds correctly in speech can be corrected through articulation therapy. It must be multisensorial as well as fun! (Read more about these basics in the article here). However, it requires precision of placement, good coordination and movement of articulators. There are several items …
10 Myths About Children Who Are Learning to Talk! About Children Who Are Learning to Talk! – Learning to talk is a complex process. You might have heard many pieces of advice and tales on how children learn to talk. Let’s expose a 10 Myths About Speech Delay In Children and hear out the truth. …
What is a Sippy cup and why is it used? Speech Difficulties – A Sippy cup is a training cup usually made of plastic with a screw or snap-on lid and a spout that lets your child drink without spilling. A Sippy cup is usually preferred as a transition from nursing /bottle feeding to a …
How Sensory Activities Promote Speech and Language Development Speech and Language Development, Sensory exploration stimulates all senses at the same time. These experiences can include touch, hearing, seeing, tasting, smelling, equilibrium and pressure ( tactile, audition, visual, gustatory, olfactory, vestibular and proprioception are more formal terms). And all these senses together boost many areas …
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