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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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? […]

Ultimate Gift Guide Round-Up for Speech, Language, Social and Sensory Development! {& Gift Ideas for the SLPs in Your Life Too!}

December 9, 2013 by Katie Filed Under: Books and Literacy Activities, Games, Gift Ideas, Toys and Language Learning 1 Comment

With the holidays here, the last couple weeks I have shared three posts for you with my gift ideas to help with speech & language skills. However some of my fellow SLP friends (And one of my Occupational therapy friends!) have ALSO shared their gift ideas for speech, language, social and sensory development! I wanted […]

Room on the Broom: Book and DVD Review and Giveaway

October 4, 2013 by Katie Filed Under: Book Reviews, Books and Literacy Activities 32 Comments

It is OCTOBER, one of my favorite months. Both in my therapy sessions and at home, we love doing fall and Halloween themed activities and reading fun themed books as well. A couple years ago, I discovered the book Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson. My kids LOVE it. It is such a FUN […]

Building Language with Wordless Picture Books

August 15, 2013 by Katie Filed Under: Books and Literacy Activities, Guest Post, How to Help Your Child Talk 6 Comments

As many of you know, my family and I are expecting baby number three in just a few short weeks. As I take some time off from work and blogging to spend time with my family both before and after my new son’s birth, I am thrilled to share with you some amazing posts written […]

Building Speech & Language with Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site

July 30, 2013 by Katie Filed Under: Books and Literacy Activities, Guest Post, Language Enrichment Activities for Parents 4 Comments

As many of you know, my family and I are expecting baby number three in just a few short weeks. As I take some time off from work and blogging to spend time with my family both before and after my new son’s birth, I am thrilled to share with you some amazing posts written […]

Building Speech & Language Skills With Tool Book by Gail Gibbons {Virtual Book Club for Kids}

June 17, 2013 by Katie Filed Under: Books and Literacy Activities, Virtual Book Club 2012-2013 3 Comments

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 […]

The Gruffalo: Product Reviews and a Giveaway!

March 26, 2013 by Katie Filed Under: Books and Literacy Activities, Giveaways, Product Reviews, Therapy Ideas and Activities, Therapy Materials and Product Recomendations 72 Comments

Disclaimer: The items reviewed in this post were supplied to me by the great people at The Gruffalo for me to review and keep at no cost. The opinions and thoughts are mine alone. This post contains affiliate links.  Last week I shared some fun activities we did to go along with The Gruffalo. Today I’m going […]

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