How Do You Say: "Flour" and "Flower?"
These words are pronounced the same way. The only difference in these words is the definition
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How Do You Say: "Sealing" and "Ceiling"?
These words are pronounced the same way. The only difference in these words is the definition
Read more »How Do You Say: "Ate" and "Eight"?
These words are pronounced the same way. The only difference in these words is the definition
Read more »How Do You Say: "Pier" and "Peer?"
These words are pronounced the same way. The only difference in these words is the definition
Read more »How Do You Say: "Pair" and "Pare?"
These words are pronounced the same way. The only difference in these words is the definition
Read more »How Do You Say: "Wound?"
This is tricky. You can pronounce WOUND two ways depending on the definition.
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Learning Resources-Smart Snacks Hide ‘N Peek Chocolates
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, I found a box of truffles that your child will love. Don’t worry! They won’t be climbing the walls from all of the sugar. They will actually be sitting contentedly, playing for hours. Learning Resources-Smart Snacks Hide ‘N Peek Chocolates come with 12 pieces of candy that fit
Read more »My child can’t say the TH sound
Today’s parent question is one that I hear all of the time: “My child can’t say the TH sound. He needs a speech pathologist. Can you see him?” If the TH sound is the only error that your child makes, you may be able to fix it on your own. The TH sound is a
Read more »What is joint attention?
Today’s question is from a parent of a young boy with Autism: “What is joint attention?” Joint attention is the skill of sharing and acquiring information by observing another person. It can include following someones gaze to see what they are describing, following a person’s point to help locate a lost item, or looking at an event or
Read more »Face recognition
I just finished reading a great book, The Mind’s Eye, by Dr. Oliver Sacks. Even though the book is mainly about vision, I did find several chapters interesting in terms of communication. One chapter in particular is “Face Blind”. I learned that children are able to recognize faces at birth or soon after. An interesting
Read more »Common traits of parents
This is a great question from a friend: “What do parent’s with a child needing speech have in common? One, there are a lot of fantastic parents out there, who have very good intentions and want to help their child in any way they can. It doesn’t matter the income level or geographic area. Parents
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