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Is my Child Ready for Kindergarten?

The First Step Kindergarten is a very important event in a child’s life.  It can be the start of a lifelong love of all things educational, the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom.  Or, it can be a painful, intimidating process that can teach a child to dread the start of school every September.  Love, or hate, of the academic journey can flow from that first year of kindergarten. This naturally leads to two questions:  How can my child be successful in kindergarten? What can I do to make sure my child is ready for kindergarten? No parent can guarantee that their child will have a successful future.  But at the very least, they can make sure their child is in the best possible position to enjoy kindergarten and is ready and eager to learn. Milestones Developmental milestones help to chart the progress a child is making.  They can also be used to determine whether a … Keep Reading…

Speech Therapy Apps Revisited

Speech therapy apps It’s amazing how quickly children these days start using technology.  Put a smart phone in the hands of a baby and soon enough they’re watching Ryan’s World. There’s a time and a place for everything, even entertaining your child with a smartphone or a tablet.  But with so much free time now, it’s best that your child uses apps that are both educational and entertaining.   Disclaimer time There are tons of speech therapy apps out there: here’s a short but effective list to help you get started. The disclaimer from the other blog on apps we wrote still applies: we don’t claim to be authorities on apps, and we don’t profit financially in any way in advocating these or any apps.  Finally, these apps are most effective when you are present and engage with your child as well. Articulation Station Pro Articulation Station Pro was recommended in several sites we looked at.  Using … Keep Reading…

Can Online Therapy Work for my Child?

Speech Therapy Barriers Your child needs speech therapy but the drive to the clinic is two hours…one way.  Or perhaps your kiddo needs to see someone at least once or twice a week but it’s really hard to make it to all those appointments.  And now we face this situation with schools being closed and people are told to stay in their homes.   What if there was a way to get past all these barriers so your child could have speech therapy? Why Online Therapy? Online speech therapy has been around for decades.  Now is the perfect time to look into it. Online therapy is just that, speech therapy.  All the resources that a speech therapist uses during a session can be generated online.  A blank writing board, visual and audio supports, games…all these can be found online and more. Online speech therapy can also get around some pressing problems that may have kept you … Keep Reading…