Children with articulation difficulties often have difficulty with fine motor skills. If your child has a hard time holding a crayon correctly, try building the strength of the writing fingers/tripod grasp with activities to strengthen the writing fingers. Fine Motor Fun to … [Read more...]
Gestures and Language Development
Throughout Sophie's infancy, her mom sang songs to her while using gestures. When singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, mom reached up high with both arms and held the gesture to demonstrate "Up above the world so high." Sophie slowly began to imitate mom's gesture by holding her … [Read more...]
City and Country Still Collaborating
A version of this blog appeared on ASHAWire/ASHA Leader Live from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association as "How an SLP and OT Collaborate Long-Distance," Stephanie Sigal M.A. CCC-SLP, January 19, 2016. As therapists, we all have stories of working as an … [Read more...]
Increase Your Toddler’s Vocabulary
Speech therapy can provide your toddler with a language boost during the 1-2 hours each week sessions occur, but it is the everyday use of language and carryover of the language goals that make a big difference with enhancing vocabulary. A speech therapist should continuously … [Read more...]
Multi-Disciplinary Care: An Effective Approach
Guest Blogger: Craig Lustman, DDS As a pediatric dentist working on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and Downtown, I have dealt with patients with various and unique oral health care needs. When I served as a resident at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh practicing pediatric … [Read more...]
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