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Use Books to Build Language with our Virtual Book Club for Kids 2014-2015

September 2, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: Books and Literacy Activities, Virtual Book Club 2014-2015 2 Comments

Hands down, one of the best things you can do for your child’s language development aside from talking to your children often is to READ. Read often. Read, read, READ! Which is why I will be taking part in the Virtual Book Club for Kids this year. What is the Virtual Book Club for Kids? […]

I’m BACK!

August 28, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: Blogging 3 Comments

I need to begin this post by thanking you all SO much for all the emails I received in response to my last post several weeks ago. I shared that our family experienced a great loss in June and the outpouring of love, prayers and general well wishes I received in my in box the […]

Life is Hard, Beautiful, and Painful

July 9, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: Family Life 11 Comments

Sometimes, life is hard. Sometimes, it is beautiful. Sometimes, it is painful. The last few weeks have been painful for my family. A few weeks ago, my heathy, happy, full of life father in law became suddenly very ill and passed away a few days later. His illness and passing were rare, sudden, tragic and heartbreaking. […]

Favorite Summer Toy for Early Speech & Language Development: The Water Table {Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!}

May 30, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: Blog Hops, Toys and Language Learning 46 Comments

I am THRILLED to be partnering up with some fantastic therapy bloggers this week to bring you valuable recommendations and information AND provide you a chance to WIN a gift card to Amazon so you can purchase a new summer toy for the child(ren) in YOUR life! Here’s how it works: Each of the participating […]

I’m Ready!â„¢ How to Prepare Your Child for Reading Success {Review, Giveaway, & a FREEBIE!}

May 27, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: Early Literacy, Product Reviews 41 Comments

Recently I shared some information about the relationship between early language skills and literacy skills development in young children. The research is very clear: children with strong early language skills tend to have higher literacy skills later on. Specifically researchers Hart & Risley found the quantity of words spoken to a child in the first three years of life were strongly […]

Happy to be an SLP Blog Hop

May 12, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: Blog Hops 1 Comment

WELCOME to the Happy to be an SLP Blog HOP! A bunch of awesome SLP bloggers have joined together to share some fun speech pathology FACTS for you all in honor of Better Hearing & Speech Month…with an opportunity to win some FAB prizes including a $50 TPT gift card, $25 TPT gift card and a […]

Thank You! Each & Every One of You! {Fundraising Update}

May 2, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: Juvenile Arthritis Leave a Comment

Five weeks ago I posted about our Walk to CURE Arthritis SLP Bundle fundraiser. Unbelievably, in just TEN days, you all helped us to raise $2500! And then just  20 days later, we raised another $1000! That is $3500 in a MONTH! In addition I released my How to Help Your Child Talk: The eBook […]

How to Help Your Child Talk: Imitation & Turn Taking

April 29, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: How to Help Your Child Talk 2 Comments

Welcome to my How to Help Your Child Talk series. These posts are intended to give you simple tips to help you work with your child so YOU can be your child’s best “speech therapist.” You may want to try out a new tip/strategy for a week or so and then when you feel like you’ve “got […]

How to Help Your Child Talk: The eBook {Help the Young Children in Your Life Communicate While Helping a Great Cause}

April 23, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: How to Help Your Child Talk, Juvenile Arthritis 1 Comment

Are you a parent, caregiver, or teacher looking for ways to help a young child talk? Are you a speech pathologist looking for resources to share with your clients on early speech and language development?  Would you like to learn more about how to help young children communicate while helping a great cause?  If so, […]

How To Help Your Child Talk: Providing Opportunities for Communication in Play

April 18, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: How to Help Your Child Talk 2 Comments

Welcome to my How to Help Your Child Talk series. These posts are intended to give you simple tips to help you work with your child so YOU can be your child’s best “speech therapist.” You may want to try out a new tip/strategy for a week or so and then when you feel like you’ve “got […]

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