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Julia Zackular
Sep 27, 20244 min read
Getcha Head in the Game
Have you ever wondered how you can support the development of your child’s social communication and/or their executive functioning skills? I
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Grace Burleson
Aug 15, 20244 min read
E.I. E.I.? Oh!
Let's talk about one support that ALL parents should know about. Early Intervention. What is it? How is it different than private services?
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Fiona Higgins
May 2, 20243 min read
Lights, Camera, Recast
Recasting is a strategy helps parents and caregivers to model expansions and correction of their child.
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Alessandra Spaulding
Apr 24, 20245 min read
A Handy Rule
This week, we have a new rule of thumb, or rather of hand. Yup, that's right, we have The Hand Rule, a helpful strategy to help parents.
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Nicole Curtis
Apr 16, 20248 min read
Find Your Inner OWL
In Part 1 of our series on Early Language Support Strategies, we discuss OWLing. This passive strategy lets kids take the lead.
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Kendra Hennegan
Mar 2, 20249 min read
The Digital Dilemma
As SLPs we have some advice about the relationship between screen time and language development and what you can do to support your little
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Nicole Curtis
Jul 20, 20236 min read
The ABCs of MLU
Hi, welcome to this blog post! If you're here and you're not an SLP, do you know what MLU stands for? Did you click on this title because...
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Emma Rogers
Jul 8, 20233 min read
Bringing Up (Bilingual) Bébé
There’s a lot of, sometimes confusing, information out there about language development, especially when it comes to young bilingual...
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Fiona Higgins
Jun 24, 20236 min read
AAC -- A Tool in the Toolbox
We communicate in all kinds of ways - we use oral speech, we text, we point, we gesture, we roll our eyes, we smile. We communicate to...
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Alessandra Spaulding
Mar 24, 20238 min read
Tired of Waiting
The first few years as a parent are hard, and there are very few supports in place to help parents know what to expect, especially in...
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Alessandra Spaulding
Dec 23, 20226 min read
Knowledge is Power
How to Choose Your Speech Language Pathologist (SLP): Knowledge Part 5 in our ongoing series How to Choose Your SLP. And we're back! So...
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Alessandra Spaulding
Oct 1, 20228 min read
Something to Gestalt About
Having a child who cannot communicate effectively is challenging. I knew this, in theory, when I was a speech pathologist working with...
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Nicole Curtis
Aug 27, 20224 min read
Talk Baby to Me
As an SLP, I frequently evaluate children under 3. When I do, there's this standardized test I use that's essentially a questionnaire for...
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Alessandra Spaulding
Aug 16, 20228 min read
Where's My Manual?
It is a huge milestone when your baby turns one. Every baby grows tremendously over that first year - even though each baby is different....
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Alessandra Spaulding
Jul 22, 20225 min read
Language On the Go
Language is everywhere! And our children learn language best when they get a variety of experiences – different communication partners in...
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Alessandra Spaulding
Apr 7, 20224 min read
The Unspoken First
There are so many firsts in a child’s development. First smile. First sounds. First food. First words. First steps. But did you know that...
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Alessandra Spaulding
Mar 13, 20226 min read
Coming Out of Covid
Two years ago, I remember going into the quarantine thinking how crazy it was that we would be doing this for two weeks. I couldn’t even...
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