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Five Playful Ways to Work on Listening and Following Directions

February 12, 2018 by Katie Filed Under: How to Help Your Child Talk, Language Enrichment Activities for Parents, Playful Ways to.....Series, Therapy Ideas and Activities 31 Comments

I recently got an email from a parent who was wondering how she could work on her son’s listening skills. As I was responding to her email I realized that many parents would benefit from this information- so I decided to make this into a post. There are many FUN ways that you can work […]

Winter Games to Help Build Speech & Language Skills

January 23, 2014 by Katie Filed Under: Games, Play, The Friendship Circle Blog, Therapy Ideas and Activities 2 Comments

Although “winter” has not really hit us here in California yet (WE NEED RAIN!!) I read about my friends on the east coast buckling down for winter storms and snow days. (I may be a little jealous!) Winter generally means more time inside and, if you live in some areas, it means school closures. Sometimes, […]

Autism in the Schools: 5 Team Tips

August 12, 2013 by Katie Filed Under: Autism, Therapy Ideas and Activities 3 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 […]

Speech & Language Tips for Late Talkers

July 22, 2013 by Katie Filed Under: How to Help Your Child Talk, Late Talkers, Therapy Ideas and Activities, Therapy Materials and Product Recomendations 5 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 Under the Table

July 18, 2013 by Katie Filed Under: Guest Post, Language Enrichment Activities for Parents, Therapy Ideas and Activities Leave a Comment

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 […]

Once Upon a Time in Speech {Using Fairy Tales to Develop Speech & Language Skills in Young Children}

July 15, 2013 by Katie Filed Under: Guest Post, How to Help Your Child Talk, Therapy Ideas and Activities 2 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 […]

Story Telling Game: Tell Tale

April 22, 2013 by Katie Filed Under: Games, Language Enrichment Activities for Parents, Play, Therapy Ideas and Activities, Therapy Materials and Product Recomendations 1 Comment

I recently got my hands on a new game and I HAD to write a post about it. I had seen some reviews on this game and thought it would be AWESOME for use in therapy (and also tons of fun for my own family). And I was right! The Game The game is Tell […]

6 Games to Get the Kids Up and Moving Indoors

April 2, 2013 by Katie Filed Under: Therapy Ideas and Activities, Therapy Materials and Product Recomendations 4 Comments

When I was working in the schools, I sometimes got pretty bored working at the table with my students. Let’s be honest..how many of us love to be sitting on one place for long periods of time having to use a LOT of brain power? Not me….and not my students. And my own children are […]

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 […]

The Gruffalo: Activities for Speech & Language {Virtual Book Club For Kids}

March 22, 2013 by Katie Filed Under: Books and Literacy Activities, Language Enrichment Activities for Parents, Therapy Ideas and Activities 4 Comments

This month for the Virtual Book Club for Kids, we are spotlighting Julia Donaldson. Julia is a British author whose books include The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child and one of our favorite books around here, Room on the Broom. Although she is best-known for her picture books, Julia also writes longer novels, plays and songs. When […]

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