Speech and Articulation

3 Year Old Milestones for Speech and Language

3 Year Old Milestones for Speech and Language   In other posts, we listed milestones for 2 year olds and what to do if your toddler is still babbling but not yet talking, and in this post are continuing with 3 year old milestones. The birth to three period is a time of important and […]

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Speech Therapy Exercises for Kids

Speech Therapy Exercises for Kids   Working on speech therapy exercises at home might be beneficial for children for a variety of reasons. When a parent is unsure whether or not their child needs speech therapy, they may opt to work on some speech therapy exercises at home first.   Maybe your child’s teacher has

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How to Teach the S Sound at Home

How to Teach the S Sound at Home   When parents work with their children at home on their speech therapy goals, progress happens faster (and so does graduation from speech therapy). So here, our resident articulation expert speech therapists go over how to work on the S sound at home.   The S sound

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Trouble with the /R/ Sound (Rhotacism)? Read This Guide

Trouble with the /R/ Sound (Rhotacism)? Read This Guide Many children and adults experience problems pronouncing the /r/ sound and are unsure of whether they can fix it or if speech therapy is needed? The /r/ sound is one of the most difficult consonants in the English language to master, so in this article, we

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TH Words for Kids. How to Help Your Child at Home

TH Words for Kids. How to Help Your Child at Home Many children have a hard time pronouncing their TH sounds correctly. Our speech therapist specializing in articulation will review this typical speech error and what you should know to assist your child master this sound correctly. And these TH words for kids can help.

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Autism Therapy At Home: Ideas from a Speech Therapist

Autism Therapy At Home: Ideas from a Speech Therapist     You know your child best. So you know that even if they have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), or have red flags for ASD, they are completely unique and cannot be compared to another child with the same diagnosis. They will have

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For New Years: Top 5 Ways to Help Your Child Improve Communication Skills

For New Years: Top 5 Ways to Help Your Child Improve Communication Skills     New Years is an excellent opportunity to encourage your children to focus on developing healthy habits. That can include working on ways to improve communication skills with your child. As a parent, you can incorporate these tips into your everyday

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My Name is Kate: Great Therapy Books for Kids

My Name is Kate: Great Therapy Books for Kids   Are you looking for a book to add to your list of therapy books for kids? Here’s one to add. This book tells the story of Kate, a little girl who has Childhood Apraxia of Speech. The disorder makes it hard for her to say

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Speech Articulation Issues in Children and How to Help Them

Speech Articulation Issues in Children and How to Help Them     Speech articulation issues  in children are characterized by a difficulty making the sounds in words properly when talking. There are developmental norms for when a child is supposed to master each speech sound, and every language has its own norms. When a speech

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