Welcome to the first post in my new long term series “Why Does My Child___? {And is it normal?}” For more information about this series and how you can help contribute, read the intro post HERE. I remember a couple years ago a friend of mine was talking about how she wondered why [...]
Last week I finished up my short series on phonological disorders. In case you missed any parts in the series, I wanted to go ahead and provide you with links to all four parts here. Simply click on the image to take you to the post! Enjoy! Let me [...]
As a speech pathologist, I am asked questions by fellow parents all the time about their child’s speech and language development. Why doesn’t my child say his /r/? Why does my child say /t/ for /k/? Why does my child repeat things I say? The truth is, these questions are good questions. Why does your [...]
Ok here it is..what you have all been waiting for…the fourth and final installment in my Phonological Delays mini series! Today I am going to talk about what treatment method I use, how I set up my sessions, how I do homework, how I keep data, and give you some general tips. I [...]
Well welcome to the third installment of my little mini series on phonological delays. If you haven’t read the first two installments, you can read them HERE (why you should not be treating them like articulation) and HERE (products and materials I recommend). Today I am going to share some different treatment methods [...]
Welcome to my next installment in my short series on treating phonological delays! I was hoping to get this post up last week….but it’s just been busy around here (check out my post from Monday). Today I want to share some resources I think you should have if you treat phonological delays…that means, [...]
Welcome to my short series on treating phonological delays. These posts are being written for my fellow SLPs. However if you are a parent of a child with a phonological delay you might be interested in this information, even though some of it will be in “SLP Speak.” Feel free to ask any [...]
This is a post written primarily for my fellow SLPs, however many parents may find this post interesting as well 
Oh the dreaded /r/. If you are an SLP reading this, you know what I mean. The /r/ can be SUCH a tricky sound to teach and it can take a LONG [...]
Sometimes when working with young children on the production of speech sounds, it is helpful to provide the little one’s with a fun label, or name, for the sound(s) you are teaching. Providing a visual cue to go along with the label is also very helpful, to provide multisensory instruction. Several years ago [...]
“Babababababa, dadadadadada, gagagagaga” We are hearing this a LOT around our house lately! My son, Ev, is 9 months old and is quite the “talker.” But he isn’t really talking, right? What he is doing, is babbling. What is babbling? Babbling is referred to as a prelinguistic skill: meaning a skill that [...]
Well hello hello hello! Recently, I was helping a friend of mine out with her son’s speech. Her son is E’s age (almost three) and she was asking me if some of the speech patterns he uses are normal or not. As we were emailing back and forth, she wrote something about her [...]
You’ve heard it before: “He has a lisp.” But what exactly is a lisp? Did you know there is more than one type? What is a lisp? A lisp refers to an articulation disorder where a child is having difficulty producing the /s/ and /z/ phonemes, and sometimes has difficulties with the sh, [...]
A child’s speech development is not just about his/her articulation skills (as I discussed in my last post). When SLPs are assessing a child’s speech we are also looking at the sound patterns that the child is (or is not) producing correctly. These patterns are called phonological processes and today I am going [...]
Welcome! As an SLP I am asked all the time about articulation development. Should my 4 year old be saying his /r/ yet? Is it normal for my 3 year old to say “lellow?” Today I am going to talk all about your child’s articulation development and go over what is normal and [...]
Part One of my Speech Development and Disorders Series The world of speech pathology and special education can be a confusing place. There are so many different terms that it’s like a second language. What is speech? What on earth does articulation mean and how is it different from phonology? What is language, [...]
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