
Happy Saturday! I am really excited to be over at Speech Room News today, sharing some thoughts on involving parents in therapy. If you couldn’t tell from my blog posts, I am really passionate about educating and involving parents in the treatment of their children’s speech and language delays. I know, however, how [...]

Today I am excited to welcome fellow SLP and Blogger Michelle as a guest poster on Playing With Words 365. She shares with us a pretty awesome (and pretty simple) Story telling Chart that can be used to help little ones tell stories. ENJOY and be sure to head over to Michelle’s blog [...]

Then you need to head over to Toddler Approved right now and check out my guest post today! Today I am sharing 5 tips to help your toddler learn language and communicate. Some of them may seem obvious but ask yourself this: Are you doing them everyday? I want to hear! Head on [...]

Today we have a guest post that is a little different for PWW365. I’m excited to welcome Rose Ann Kesting from Speech Snacks. A Fellow SLP, she loves to combine her passion for cooking with her passion for speech and language. Today she is sharing with us some activities to target multiple meaning [...]

It has been a busy month FULL of FABULOUS guest posts from SO MANY incredible bloggers! From speech pathologists to parents to occupational therapists the information these fellow bloggers have shared with us has been fantastic. I know I personally learned all kinds of new activities and perspectives this month. However I [...]

I have been waiting ALL MONTH for this post. Alisha from Your Kids Table joins us today to share some great information on working with your little picky eaters. As a pediatric occupational therapist and mother of two, she knows what it takes to help little ones with their food and sensory issues. [...]

What is figurative language? Who may have a hard time understanding it and why is it such an important thing for our kids to understand? Finally, what kinds of activities can promote skills in this area of language? Ms. Sohan from Let’s Talk Speech and Language brings us an EXCELLENT post today which [...]

Today we have Carla from Preschool POWOL Packets sharing this super fun white water rapids activity you can do with your littles! This would be a GREAT activity for a hot day outside, or you can adapt it as an indoor activity (bath time?). This is great for working on vocabulary such as [...]

If you are a parent or a parent to-be, you have undoubtedly been part of a conversation or two revolving around the pacifier. Carrie, a fellow SLP, mama, and blogger, shares her experience of how parenthood changed her views on this sometimes controversial soother. I personally had babies that only took paci’s for [...]

Today’s guest post is by a fellow SLP Angela, yet all about a subject you wouldn’t associate with the average speech pathologist: Yoga! And just yoga, but yoga for children…of ALL abilities. I’ll let her explain…but another fantastic guest post that I think you will all enjoy! ~Katie Yoga is easily adaptable to [...]
Today we have another awesome FREEBIE! Brea is sharing with us a great activity that will probably go with one of your themes this fall. I know I often use an Apple Theme in September and I look forward to using this! Thanks Brea! ~Katie **************************************************************** I’m planning on starting my year with [...]

Today’s post is one I bet many of you SLPs (and other educators) have been waiting for. Jenna from Speech Room News shares with us some tips on how to make your own therapy materials! Thanks Jenna! ~Katie One of my favorite parts of being a speech language pathologist is that it allows [...]

Today’s post by Lorie is a fun one. If you’ve been following along a while, you know I love to use books in my therapy sessions. I have been known to have my little ones write their own stories as well. Read on for tips on how to help your preschooler be an [...]

Last week, Katherine shared with us the “Four Basics for Handwriting Success” and today shares some great activities to help meet those basics! Enjoy! ~Katie ******************************* And now for some activities that will help your child to develop these important skills. What I find wondrous about children’s play activities is that each one [...]

When I first read today’s guest post, I cried. This post is an absolutely beautiful piece written by Sandy, a mother of an even more beautiful daughter named Adeline. Adeline has long blond hair and an engaging smile. Adeline also happens to have Down syndrome. When I first found Sandy’s blog, I immediately [...]
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Welcome! I'm Katie- a mama to two littles and a pediatric speech language pathologist. You'll find all kinds of goodies here about speech and language development and tips to help expand speech and language skills in children! I hope you enjoy your stay and learn a little along the way. Popular
- Top Toys & How They Can Support Speech & Language Development (Part One)
- Five Playful Ways to Work on Listening and Following Directions
- My Tricks to Teaching the /r/ Sound
- Want My 5 Tips to Help Your Toddler’s Speech and Language Development?
- The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick Activities
- Your Child’s Speech & Language Development: Birth to 5
- Top Toys & How They Can Support Speech & Language Development (Part Two)
- Your Child’s Speech & Language: Birth to 6 Months
- Articulation Development: What’s normal? {& What Isn’t}
- Barrier Games: Great for Language Enrichment
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