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Co-Creating Short Stories Develops Language Skills

March 16, 2026 Stephanie Sigal M.A. CCC-SLP

Your kindergarten applicant will be assessed on all the core language skills described in this blog at NYC private school kindergarten interviews. Practice these interview skills in the fun ways Meredith and Stephanie recommend! Four-year-old Olivia’s family loves to read … [Read more...]

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Making Connections While Reading

January 17, 2022 Stephanie Sigal M.A. CCC-SLP

Improve your child's comprehension when reading picture books together by encouraging them to think about what they already know to make connections. Text to Self Connections When a meaningful event comes up in a story, such as Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev, take a … [Read more...]

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Prepare Your Preschooler for the T&E Assessment

August 15, 2020 Stephanie Sigal M.A. CCC-SLP

The Thinking and Engagement Assessment, or the T&E, is a Zoom-based assessment for New York City private school kindergarten admissions 2020-2021. A list of schools that require the T&E test and other important details can be found on the Parents League Blog.  What are … [Read more...]

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Becoming Detectives to Better Understand Our World Through Inference

January 23, 2019 Stephanie Sigal M.A. CCC-SLP

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association published this blog on ASHAWire/ASHA Leader Live on January 23, 2019. It is written by Meredith Gennaro and Stephanie Sigal. When 5-year-old Ryan had trouble “reading the room,” taking on a pretend-play role as part of the … [Read more...]

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Two SLPs Multiply a Child’s Gains Through Collaboration

June 11, 2018 Stephanie Sigal M.A. CCC-SLP

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association initially published this blog on ASHAWire/ASHA Leader Live on June 11, 2018. Meredith Gennaro and Stephanie Sigal are speech-language pathologists who met in September 2017 when they began working with the same child. This … [Read more...]

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