Setting and Achieving Goals for Speech Therapy in the New Year
By: Katie Skornia, MS, CCC-SLP Entering a new year often prompts reflection on personal growth and aspirations. For parents and caregivers, this includes considering setting meaningful goals for their child’s development, especially in areas like speech therapy. Whether it’s aiming for increased language development, enhancing social skills, or addressing specific therapy-related objectives, setting clear and […]
The Basics of Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC)
Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) is an area of speech-language pathology that focuses on the assessment and treatment of individuals who have difficulty communicating verbally. AAC interventions can range from low-tech to high-tech devices and systems. Selecting the right AAC system for an individual can be a daunting task. In this blog post, we discuss low […]
The Power of Choices
North Shore Center Blog, Play Pals North Shore Blog, Madison Center Blog, Play Pals Madison Blog Life is a series of choices, but this is not always the case for young children. Between making sure the kids are dressed and their shoes are on the right feet, it’s often too easy for the parent to go ahead and […]
Sing to Promote Speech and Language Development
North Shore Pediatric Blog, Play Pals North Shore Blog, Madison Pediatric Blog, Play Pals Madison Blog What if there was an activity to support your child’s speech and language development – that did not require extra time AND was free? And also provides an opportunity for you and your child to interact? There is – singing! (*Bonus* you […]
