Holi Festival of Colours: Top Speech Activities Holi is a festival of colours. Children of all ages love to play Holi. It is one of the most loved festivals in our country. Once again, it is that exciting & special time of the year where we celebrate Holi Festival of Colours. With the festival of …
“Buried Words” – An Inspirational Film of a Person with Aphasia” Buried Words, In today’s interview series, we bring to you an amazing journey filled with hope, positivity, and self-determination. This is the story of Ms. Nina Orris and her son Mr. Nicholas Orris, a filmmaker and video producer buriedwordsfilm. Mr. Nicholas Orris is the …
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Toys to Teach: Cause and Effect Cause and Effect toys are every Speech Therapist’s favorite item to use. The opportunities to build speech with cause-and-effect toys are endless! Very early on a child begins to realize his/her actions have an effect on the environment. For example, a baby shakes the rattle and it makes a …
Importance of Hearing Conservation and Protection Hearing Conservation Training & Happy World Hearing Day! To understand hearing loss and hearing conservation and protection, read on! What is Hearing Loss? Hearing loss is the reduced ability to hear and understand everyday sounds. We all take our ability to hear for granted! The ear and hearing system …
Teaching Reading Comprehension to Kids Teaching Reading Comprehension, As the meaning stands, Comprehension is nothing but understanding. In a general context, comprehension is assumed to be literary or “to be read and understood”. Children do have their own preferences for learning styles (can be visual, auditory, reading, or experiential). However, our academic development (in most …
Feeding Therapy: Everything you need to know Feeding Therapy, Let us look at how we eat. we pick up the food from a plate. Take the food to the mouth, open the mouth and place the food in. with a variety of movements in the mouth we bite, chew, move the food from side to …
Tips to Teach Sound Imitation for Toddlers Have you ever wondered how children acquire language? It begins early during infancy when children begin imitating their parents & caregivers. Imitation for toddlers occurs as early development and is a crucial building block to language development. Imitation for toddlers is important for the development of language, …
Social Distancing Activities for Aphasia Social distancing to contain the spread of COVID-19 has been difficult for everyone. It is especially difficult for individuals with disabilities such as Persons with Aphasia (PWA). Many PWA have no option but to limit socialisation. And by limiting socialisation, we limit communication. It is advised for PWA to activities …
Online Speech Therapy versus Screen Time Online Speech Therapy, “I give mobile-only during eating. Otherwise, he will not eat. So I give him for about three hours in a day only while eating.” This is a very common statement by mothers of young children who resort to showing the screen to feed their otherwise difficult …
At home ideas for oral sensory seekers Activities for oral sensory seekers, A sensory processing disorder exists when the sensory information is not processed correctly by the nervous system. In such cases, the sensory information may either not be detected or may not be organized into appropriate information. As a result of this, various symptoms …