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Chicken Soup for the SLP Soul {Blog Hop}

February 15, 2015 by Katie Filed Under: Blog Hops 2 Comments

Welcome to the Chicken Soup for the SLP Soul Blog Hop! If this is your first stop, here is how it works: Several SLP bloggers will be sharing stories from their careers in a “Chicken Soup for the Soul” style. We hope you find these stories inspiring, funny, or just plain fun. And in the […]

BEST Holiday Gifts to Support Speech & Language Development {Toys, Games, Stocking Stuffers & MORE!}

December 10, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: Gift Ideas 1 Comment

Guys. It is December 10th. DECEMBER 10th! And I have only bought a few gifts….. If you are like ME and need to grab some gifts in the next couple weeks- I’ve got some GREAT holiday gift ideas for the littles in YOUR life that can help support  speech & language skills. I actually put […]

12 {Last Minute} Halloween Books to Build Speech & Language Skills in Young Children

October 24, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: Books for Speech & Language Development Leave a Comment

It’s just a week until Halloween! Are you looking for some last minute books to help build speech and language skills in young children? You’ve come to the right place! I’ve selected 12 great books that all fit the criteria I talk about in my post How to Choose Great Children’s Books to Support Speech & […]

Blogger Baseball Bash: Sublime Speech vs. playing with words 365 {AMAZON GIVEAWAY!}

October 22, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: Giveaways Leave a Comment

Tonight is the second game in the World Series. And you know what? MY TEAM IS UP! We are BIG San Francisco Giants fans here! My older kids at a game in 2013 In fact, yesterday the kids and I ALL wore our Giants gear for game one! We love to take the kids to […]

Your Child’s Vision Development: It’s More than 20/20

October 21, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: Vision Development 2 Comments

I am excited to share a post by my friend Katherine, occupational therapist and handwriting specialist who writes over at Handwriting with Katherine. Today Katherine shares with us valuable information about vision development and health in young children. Though my daughter is followed closely by a pediatric ophthalmologist because of her juvenile arthritis (did you know […]

Going on a Stick Hunt {Inspired by Julia Donaldson’s Stick Man}

October 9, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: Books and Literacy Activities, Virtual Book Club 2014-2015 1 Comment

Welcome to the October installment of the Virtual Book Club for Kids! This month, our spotlight author is Julia Donaldson and I am super excited about our book of the month and our language building activity to go along! A Little About Stick Man Stick Man lives in his home with his family when one […]

12 Fall Books to Support Speech & Language Development in Young Children

September 22, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: Books for Speech & Language Development 2 Comments

Today marks the first day of my favorite season: FALL. That means that it’s time to break out the FALL THEMED BOOKS which are FANTASTIC for speech & language learning. Today, I’d love to share 12 FALL books that can help support speech & language development in young children. In our home, I have our […]

How to Choose Great Children’s Books to Support Speech & Language Development {Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers}

September 17, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: Books and Literacy Activities, Books for Speech & Language Development 2 Comments

We know from the plethora of research out there that READING to our children is one of the best things we can do to help develop their language. Read, read, READ! But…are all books created equal? Well, no- all books are NOT created equal. However it is important to know that a “good” book does […]

Stick People Story Telling

September 15, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: Fine Motor Activities, Language Enrichment Activities for Parents Leave a Comment

I’m happy to bring you a guest post from a great Occupational Therapist, Cindy, who blogs at Your Kids OT. Today, she is going to share an adorable & simple activity that can help build fine motor & speech & language skills.  Puppets are a wonderful way to foster your child’s imagination. Puppets encourage storytelling, communication, social […]

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus: Puppets, Crafts & Storytelling {Virtual Book Club for Kids}

September 11, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: Books and Literacy Activities, Virtual Book Club 2014-2015 10 Comments

Welcome to the first installment of the Virtual Book Club for Kids 2014-2015! I am SO EXCITED to bring you all some great SIMPLE book extension activities that can be used to build speech & language skills in young children. This month, our spotlight Author is one of my favorites: Mo Willems. We chose the […]

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