building speech & language skills in everyday experiences
Welcome to the June Virtual Book Club for Kids! This month, our spotlight author is Gail Gibbons. One of the reason I LOVE participating in the virtual book club, is that I am always learning about new-to-me authors, and Gail Gibbons is one of them. Turns out, she has been around a WHILE and has written a TON of books! As in, over 170 of her books that she has written and illustrated have been published! What sets Gail Gibbons {Read More}
Welcome to the February Virtual Book Club! This month our spotlight author is the great Dr. Seuss! I went back and forth on which book to use, so we went to the bookstore and I came across a book I had been wanting to try with my own daughter. As we started reading and filling out the book, I realized just how much language we were using and how many new conversations we were having that this book sparked. I was AMAZED at {Read More}
As some of you know, I am taking part in the Virtual Book Club for Kids this year with several other fantastic bloggers. You can see my posts from September and October for more Virtual Book Club Fun. (Things got crazy in November with Holidays and Birthdays and I wasn’t able to participate but you can see all the great ideas at Toddler Approved (scroll down to the bottom for the link up) for Tommy de Paola Book ideas). This {Read More}
It’s time for the Virtual Book Club for Kids! This month our author is Amy Krouse Rosenthal. This was a new author to me until last month and let me tell you, her books are AWESOME! We have read Duck! Rabbit!, The OK Book, Little Oink, and Chopsticks. And I didn’t realize it, but she also is the author of the journal I used for BOTH of my children when I was pregnant with them: The Belly Book: A Nine-Month {Read More}
Welcome to another post for our Virtual Book Club for Kids! Today is also the day of our blog-hop launch so you can check out (or link up) all sorts of great activities by our spotlight author, Lois Ehlert. Last Week I shared about Building Speech and Language with Top Cat and today it’s all about Leaf Man! Book Description Follow Leaf Man as he travels where the wind blows him. From ducks and geese to spotted cows Leaf Man {Read More}
If you missed my post recently I am joining up with a bunch of awesome other bloggers and taking part in the Virtual Book Club for Kids this year! Our spotlight author for September is Lois Ehlert and I checked out a few of her books from the library this month and used them both in therapy and with my own children (E almost 4 and Ev 20 months). Today I am going to share with you all a fun {Read More}
Well it is September..which means it is approaching my most favorite time of year…FALL! I am feeling quite refreshed after a little blogging/computer break (more on that later) but I wanted to stop in for a quick announcement that I am SO excited about! I am joining several other bloggers and am taking part in the Virtual Book Club for Kids! Here is how it works: Toddler Approved, Mommy and Me Bookclub, and The Educators Spin on It are all {Read More}
Your Child’s Speech and Language: 18-24 Months 
My Tricks to Teaching the /r/ Sound 
12 Sites Where I Get FREE Therapy Materials! 
Top Toys & How They Can Support Speech & Language Development (Part One) 
Five Playful Ways to Work on Listening and Following Directions 
50 Ways to Keep Your Toddler or Preschooler Busy on a Plane {or Elsewhere} 
Top Toys & How They Can Support Speech & Language Development (Part Two) 
15+ Great Games for Speech, Language & Social Skills Development {ages 3-6} 
How to Elicit (Teach) the /r/ Sound {Part One: Elicitation Techniques} 
25+ Best Gifts To Expand Your Child’s Speech Development {Birth to Five} 
